Twist instability of a flexoelectric nematic domain in an external field.

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dc.contributor.author	Madhusudana, N.V.	-
dc.contributor.author	Palierne, J.F.	-
dc.contributor.author	Martinot-Lagarde, Ph.	-
dc.contributor.author	Durand, G.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2006-05-12T10:51:20Z	-
dc.date.available	2006-05-12T10:51:20Z	-
dc.date.issued	1984-10	-
dc.identifier.citation	Physical Review A, 1984, Vol.30, 2153	en
dc.identifier.issn	1050-2947	-
dc.identifier.issn	1094-1622 (online)	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/1212	-
dc.description.abstract	We report the observation of an instability in a flexoelectric nematic domain due to a linear coupling with an external dc electric field. We use a hybrid aligned nematic cell with two antiparallel flexopolarized domains. Above a certain threshold, the field induces a twist instability in domains with the flexopolarization opposed to the field. The threshold field in methoxybenzylidenebutylaniline is in reasonable agreement with a calculation which also includes the effect of the dielectric anisotropy.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	The American Physical Society	en
dc.relation.uri	http://prola.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v30/i4/p2153_1	en
dc.rights	(1984) by the American Physical Society	en
dc.title	Twist instability of a flexoelectric nematic domain in an external field.	en
dc.type	Article	en
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