Theory of nanoparticles doped in ferroelectric liquid crystals

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Lahiri, T ^a   Pal Majumder, T ^a   Ghosh, N K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT EFFECTS; APPLIED FIELD; ELECTRO-OPTIC PROPERTIES; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; LANDAU FREE ENERGY; LIQUID CRYSTAL MOLECULES; LOCAL FIELDS; LOCAL-FIELD EFFECTS; NANO-SUSPENSIONS; ROTATIONAL VISCOSITY; THEORETICAL MODELS; TILT ANGLE;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; FERROELECTRICITY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84874292301     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4789964     Document Type: Article

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