PMID: 15244607Jul 13, 2004Paper

Field control of the surface electroclinic effect in chiral smectic-A liquid crystals

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
J E MaclennanN A Clark

Abstract

The surface electroclinic effect, which causes an azimuthal deviation of the layer normal from the surface rubbing direction in cells of chiral smectic- A liquid crystals, can be eliminated (and even reversed) by applying an electric field during cooling from the isotropic phase. The observed dependence of layer orientation on field strength leads to a model in which the surface electroclinic tilt results from an effective surface electric field. The experiements suggest a general method for controlling the azimuthal layer alignment of chiral smectic cells.

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