Investigations of twist elastic constant K22 of new nematic liquid crystal materials using threshold IPS method

Opto-Electronics Review

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 114-118

  Parka, J ^a   Dabrowski M ^a   Kowerdziej, R ^a  

^a MILITARY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

in plane switching; liquid crystals; nematic; twist elastic constant

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; CRYSTALLITES; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

IN-PLANE SWITCHING; LIQUID CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NEMATIC; NEMATIC LIQUIDS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TRANSMISSION VOLTAGE; TWIST ELASTIC CONSTANT;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; ELASTIC CONSTANTS;

EID: 78650719439     PISSN: 12303402     EISSN: 18963757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11772-010-0074-z     Document Type: Article

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