OBSERVATION OF THE PHASE MODE IN AN ANTIFERROELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL BY PHOTON-CORRELATION TECHNIQUE

被引:36
作者
SUN, H
ORIHARA, H
ISHIBASHI, Y
机构
[1] Synthetic Crystal Research Laboratory, School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Furo-cho
关键词
ANTIFERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; MHPOBC; PHOTON CORRELATION; PHASE MODE; RELAXATION FREQUENCY;
D O I
10.1143/JPSJ.60.4175
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The temperature dependence of phase mode relaxation frequencies in the SmC(A)* phase (antiferroelectric phase), SmC-gamma* phase (ferrielectric phase) and SmC* phase (ferroelectric phase), and the dispersion of the phase mode in the SmC-gamma* phase were measured by photon correlation technique in R-MHPOBC [GRAPHICS] The relaxation frequencies of the phase modes in SmC(A)* and SmC* are almost the same and are much higher than that in the SmC-gamma* phase. The relaxation frequency gradually decreases with decreasing temperature in the SmC(A)* phase. In the SmC-gamma* phase, the phase mode shows a parabolic dispersion.
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页码:4175 / 4180
页数:6
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