GRADIENT FLEXOELECTRIC EFFECT AND THICKNESS DEPENDENCE OF ANCHORING ENERGY

被引:54
作者
ALEXEIONESCU, AL [1 ]
BARBERO, G [1 ]
PETROV, AG [1 ]
机构
[1] POLITECN TORINO, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-10129 TURIN, ITALY
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevE.48.R1631
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
We generalize a previous model that was proposed to interpret the thickness dependence of the anchoring energy relevant to the nematic-liquid-crystal-solid substrate interaction. We show that beside the dielectric coupling between the surface electric field and the nematic liquid crystal, the quadrupolar flexoelectric coupling plays an important role. Possible nonmonotonic trends of the anchoring energy strength versus the thickness of the sample are predicted to be due to this new coupling mechanism.
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页码:R1631 / R1634
页数:4
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