FREELY SUSPENDED FERROELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL FILMS - ABSOLUTE MEASUREMENTS OF POLARIZATION, ELASTIC-CONSTANTS, AND VISCOSITIES

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作者
ROSENBLATT, C
PINDAK, R
CLARK, NA
MEYER, RB
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV,GORDON MCKAY LAB,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
[2] BELL TEL LABS INC,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
[3] UNIV COLORADO,DEPT PHYS & ASTROPHYS,BOULDER,CO 80309
[4] BRANDEIS UNIV,DEPT PHYS,WALTHAM,MA 02154
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.42.1220
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The quenching by an electric field of molecular-orientation fluctuations in freely suspended ferroelectric smectic-C films has been studied by light scattering, allowing absolute measurements of polarization, elastic constants, and viscosities. Evidence is presented to demonstrate surface contributions to Frank elasticity and to show that Frank elasticity is nonlocal. © 1979 The American Physical Society.
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页码:1220 / 1223
页数:4
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