Time-resolved infrared spectroscopy of molecule/binding site reorientation during ferroelectric liquid crystal electro-optic switching

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 5154-5159

  Jang, Won Gun ^a   Park, Cheol S ^a   Clark, Noel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CONFORMATIONS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS;

DICHROISM; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS (FLC);

SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0034293964     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.5154     Document Type: Article

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