FIELD-INDUCED PHASE-TRANSITION IN AN ANTIFERROELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL

被引:5
作者
HAYASHI, H [1 ]
TAKEMURA, M [1 ]
KIKUCHI, K [1 ]
HIJIKATA, Y [1 ]
ORIHARA, H [1 ]
ISHIBASHI, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] NAGOYA UNIV,FAC ENGN,SYNTHET CRYSTAL RES LAB,CHIKUSA KU,NAGOYA 46401,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1992年 / 31卷 / 9B期
关键词
ANTIFERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; T-E HYSTERESIS LOOP; FIELD-INDUCED PHASE TRANSITION; TRISTABLE SWITCHING; TFMHPOBC;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.31.3182
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Field-induced antiferroelectric-ferroelectric phase transition in an antiferroelectric liquid crystal 4-(1-trifluoromethyl-heptyloxycarbonyl)phenyl-4'-octyloxybiphenyl-4-carboxylate (TFMHPOBC) was studied by means of microscopic observation during the switching process and the measurement of the T-E hysteresis loops. It was clarified that the threshold voltage of the switching from the antiferroelectric state to the ferroelectric state and the transmittance at the threshold voltage depend on temperature, frequency and optical purity. The optical purity is an important factor for improving the contrast of display devices.
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页码:3182 / 3185
页数:4
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