Switching of surface-stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal cells by motion of defects

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1381-1387

  Seitz, Th ^a   Stelzer, J ^a   Trebin, H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

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EID: 0343838609     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.362937     Document Type: Article

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