Critical voltages and blocking stresses in nematic gels : DDDDynamics of director rotation for nematic elastomers under electro-mechanical loads

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 303-310

  Desimone, A ^a   Dicarlo, A ^b   Teresi, L ^a,b  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

61.30.Dk Continuum models and theories of liquid crystal structure; 61.30.Vx Polymer liquid crystals; 78.20.Jq Electrooptical effects

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; HYSTERESIS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PLASTICS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

CONTINUUM MODELS; LIQUID CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MECHANICAL LOADING; POLYMER LIQUID CRYSTALS;

GELS;

EID: 37449019764     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: 1292895X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2007-10240-2     Document Type: Article

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