The Beauty of Twist-Bend Nematic Phase: Fast Switching Domains, First Order Fréedericksz Transition and a Hierarchy of Structures

The Beauty of Twist-Bend Nematic Phase: Fast Switching Domains, First Order Fréedericksz Transition and a Hierarchy of Structures

The twist-bend nematic phase (N<sub>TB</sub>) exhibits a complicated hierarchy of structures responsible for several intriguing properties presented here. These are: the observation of a fast electrooptic response, the exhibition of a large electroclinic effect, and the observation of an...

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Main Authors: Vitaly P. Panov, Jang-Kun Song, Georg H. Mehl, Jagdish K. Vij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Crystals
Subjects:
twist-bend nematic phase
nematic liquid crystals
stripe textures
Fréedericksz transition
optical retardation
birefringence
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/11/6/621

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