Flexoelectric switching in a zenithally bistable nematic device

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2005, Pages

  Parry Jones, L A ^a   Elston, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNIHILATION; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITY; FLEXOELECTRIC; NEMATIC DEVICES;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; PERMITTIVITY; POLARIZATION; SUBSTRATES; SWITCHING; TENSORS; VECTORS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 18844364744     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1885184     Document Type: Article

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