PUMPING LIQUID-CRYSTALS

被引：21

作者：

ZOU, Z ^{[1
]}

CLARK, N ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV COLORADO,CTR OPTOELECTR COMP SYST,BOULDER,CO 80309

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1995年 / 75卷 / 09期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.1799

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We observe mass pumping of a ferroelectric smectic-C liquid crystal induced by an applied ac voltage. The flow is unidirectional, reflecting the chirality of the system. An elastohydrodynamic model of the smectic-C phase is used to explain the observations.

引用

页码：1799 / 1802

页数：4

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