Determination of flexoelectric coefficients in nematic liquid crystals using the crystal rotation method

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-156

  Outram, Benjamin I ^a   Elston, Steve J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

crystal rotation method; flexoelectricity; twisted nematic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856878413     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: 13665855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2011.620990     Document Type: Article

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