Flexoelectricity in liquid crystals [[electronic resource] ] : theory, experiments and applications / / edited by Agnes Buka and Nándor Éber |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (299 p.) |
Disciplina | 548.85 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BukaAgnes
EberMilton |
Soggetto topico |
Liquid crystals - Electric properties
Liquid crystals |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-73918-6
1-84816-800-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Contents; Introduction to Flexoelectricity: Its Discovery and Basic Concepts R.B. Meyer; References; 1. Molecular Theory of Flexoelectricity in Nematic Liquid Crystals M.A. Osipov; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Dipolar and Quadrupolar Flexoelectricity; 1.3. Density Functional Theory of Flexoelectricity; 1.4. Influence of Polar Molecular Shape on the Flexocoeccients; 1.5. Influence of Dipole-Dipole Correlations; 1.6. Influence of Real Molecular Shape; References; 2. Flexoelectro-optics and Measurements of Flexocoefficients N.V. Madhusudana; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Theoretical Background
2.3. Experimental Techniques2.4. Some Remarks on the Experimental Results; References; 3. Flexoelectricity of Bent-core Molecules A. Jakli, J. Harden and N. Eber; 3.1. Introduction; 3.1.1. Bent-core (banana-shaped) liquid crystals; 3.1.2. Bent-core nematics; 3.2. Flexoelectricity in Bent-core Liquid Crystals; 3.2.1. The .exoelectric coefficients; 3.2.2. A direct flexing method for measuring flexoelectric coefficients; 3.2.3. Giant flexoelectricity of bent-core nematics studied by the flexing method; 3.3. The Inverse (Converse) Flexoelectric Effect; 3.3.1. Converse giant flexoelectric effect 3.3.2. Flexoelectricity of bent-core molecules studied by indirect methods3.4. Physical Origin of Giant Flexoelectricity; 3.5. Giant Flexoelectric Effect in Liquid Crystalline Elastomers; Acknowledgments; References; 4. The Role of Flexoelectricity in Pattern Formation A. Buka, T. Toth-Katona, N. Eber, A. Krekhov and W. Pesch; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Equilibrium Structures: Flexodomains; 4.3. Dissipative Structures: Electroconvection; 4.3.1. Standard electroconvection; 4.3.2. Non-standard electroconvection; 4.4. Crossover between Flexodomains and Electroconvection 4.5. Discussions and Conclusions Acknowledgements; References; 5. Flexoelectricity in Chiral Polar Smectics M. Cepic; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals; 5.2.1. Phenomenological modelling of chiral tilted smectics; 5.2.2. Polar properties and flexoelectricity; 5.3. Antiferroelectric Liquid Crystals; 5.3.1. Structures of phases; 5.3.1.1. The ferroelectric SmC* phase; 5.3.1.2. The antiferroelectric SmC*A phase; 5.3.1.3. The incommensurate SmC* a phase; 5.3.1.4. The antiferroelectric SmC* FI2 phase; 5.3.1.5. The ferrielectric SmC* FI1 phase; 5.3.1.6. The six-layer SmC* 6d phase 5.3.2. Discrete model 5.3.3. Discrete form of flexoelectricity; 5.3.4. Lock-in periodicities; 5.3.4.1. Achiral interactions a1; 5.3.4.2. Achiral interactions a2; 5.3.4.3. Achiral interactions a3; 5.3.4.4. Chiral interactions f1; 5.3.4.5. Chiral interactions f2; 5.3.4.6. Quadrupolar biquadratic interactions bQ; 5.3.4.7. Period two: The SmC* FI2 phase; 5.3.4.8. Period three: The SmC* FI1 and the SmC* 6d phases; 5.4. Flexoelectricity in Complex Structures; 5.4.1. General direction of polarization; 5.4.2. On the observability of flexoelectric polarization; 5.5. Conclusions; References 6. Flexoelectricity in Lyotropics and in Living Liquid Crystals A.G. Petrov |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464790503321 |
Singapore ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Flexoelectricity in liquid crystals [[electronic resource] ] : theory, experiments and applications / / edited by Agnes Buka and Nándor Éber |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (299 p.) |
Disciplina | 548.85 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BukaAgnes
EberMilton |
Soggetto topico |
Liquid crystals - Electric properties
Liquid crystals |
ISBN |
1-283-73918-6
1-84816-800-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Contents; Introduction to Flexoelectricity: Its Discovery and Basic Concepts R.B. Meyer; References; 1. Molecular Theory of Flexoelectricity in Nematic Liquid Crystals M.A. Osipov; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Dipolar and Quadrupolar Flexoelectricity; 1.3. Density Functional Theory of Flexoelectricity; 1.4. Influence of Polar Molecular Shape on the Flexocoeccients; 1.5. Influence of Dipole-Dipole Correlations; 1.6. Influence of Real Molecular Shape; References; 2. Flexoelectro-optics and Measurements of Flexocoefficients N.V. Madhusudana; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Theoretical Background
2.3. Experimental Techniques2.4. Some Remarks on the Experimental Results; References; 3. Flexoelectricity of Bent-core Molecules A. Jakli, J. Harden and N. Eber; 3.1. Introduction; 3.1.1. Bent-core (banana-shaped) liquid crystals; 3.1.2. Bent-core nematics; 3.2. Flexoelectricity in Bent-core Liquid Crystals; 3.2.1. The .exoelectric coefficients; 3.2.2. A direct flexing method for measuring flexoelectric coefficients; 3.2.3. Giant flexoelectricity of bent-core nematics studied by the flexing method; 3.3. The Inverse (Converse) Flexoelectric Effect; 3.3.1. Converse giant flexoelectric effect 3.3.2. Flexoelectricity of bent-core molecules studied by indirect methods3.4. Physical Origin of Giant Flexoelectricity; 3.5. Giant Flexoelectric Effect in Liquid Crystalline Elastomers; Acknowledgments; References; 4. The Role of Flexoelectricity in Pattern Formation A. Buka, T. Toth-Katona, N. Eber, A. Krekhov and W. Pesch; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Equilibrium Structures: Flexodomains; 4.3. Dissipative Structures: Electroconvection; 4.3.1. Standard electroconvection; 4.3.2. Non-standard electroconvection; 4.4. Crossover between Flexodomains and Electroconvection 4.5. Discussions and Conclusions Acknowledgements; References; 5. Flexoelectricity in Chiral Polar Smectics M. Cepic; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals; 5.2.1. Phenomenological modelling of chiral tilted smectics; 5.2.2. Polar properties and flexoelectricity; 5.3. Antiferroelectric Liquid Crystals; 5.3.1. Structures of phases; 5.3.1.1. The ferroelectric SmC* phase; 5.3.1.2. The antiferroelectric SmC*A phase; 5.3.1.3. The incommensurate SmC* a phase; 5.3.1.4. The antiferroelectric SmC* FI2 phase; 5.3.1.5. The ferrielectric SmC* FI1 phase; 5.3.1.6. The six-layer SmC* 6d phase 5.3.2. Discrete model 5.3.3. Discrete form of flexoelectricity; 5.3.4. Lock-in periodicities; 5.3.4.1. Achiral interactions a1; 5.3.4.2. Achiral interactions a2; 5.3.4.3. Achiral interactions a3; 5.3.4.4. Chiral interactions f1; 5.3.4.5. Chiral interactions f2; 5.3.4.6. Quadrupolar biquadratic interactions bQ; 5.3.4.7. Period two: The SmC* FI2 phase; 5.3.4.8. Period three: The SmC* FI1 and the SmC* 6d phases; 5.4. Flexoelectricity in Complex Structures; 5.4.1. General direction of polarization; 5.4.2. On the observability of flexoelectric polarization; 5.5. Conclusions; References 6. Flexoelectricity in Lyotropics and in Living Liquid Crystals A.G. Petrov |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789345803321 |
Singapore ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Flexoelectricity in liquid crystals : theory, experiments and applications / / edited by Agnes Buka and Nandor Eber |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (299 p.) |
Disciplina | 548.85 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BukaAgnes
EberMilton |
Soggetto topico |
Liquid crystals - Electric properties
Liquid crystals |
ISBN |
1-283-73918-6
1-84816-800-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Contents; Introduction to Flexoelectricity: Its Discovery and Basic Concepts R.B. Meyer; References; 1. Molecular Theory of Flexoelectricity in Nematic Liquid Crystals M.A. Osipov; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Dipolar and Quadrupolar Flexoelectricity; 1.3. Density Functional Theory of Flexoelectricity; 1.4. Influence of Polar Molecular Shape on the Flexocoeccients; 1.5. Influence of Dipole-Dipole Correlations; 1.6. Influence of Real Molecular Shape; References; 2. Flexoelectro-optics and Measurements of Flexocoefficients N.V. Madhusudana; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Theoretical Background
2.3. Experimental Techniques2.4. Some Remarks on the Experimental Results; References; 3. Flexoelectricity of Bent-core Molecules A. Jakli, J. Harden and N. Eber; 3.1. Introduction; 3.1.1. Bent-core (banana-shaped) liquid crystals; 3.1.2. Bent-core nematics; 3.2. Flexoelectricity in Bent-core Liquid Crystals; 3.2.1. The .exoelectric coefficients; 3.2.2. A direct flexing method for measuring flexoelectric coefficients; 3.2.3. Giant flexoelectricity of bent-core nematics studied by the flexing method; 3.3. The Inverse (Converse) Flexoelectric Effect; 3.3.1. Converse giant flexoelectric effect 3.3.2. Flexoelectricity of bent-core molecules studied by indirect methods3.4. Physical Origin of Giant Flexoelectricity; 3.5. Giant Flexoelectric Effect in Liquid Crystalline Elastomers; Acknowledgments; References; 4. The Role of Flexoelectricity in Pattern Formation A. Buka, T. Toth-Katona, N. Eber, A. Krekhov and W. Pesch; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Equilibrium Structures: Flexodomains; 4.3. Dissipative Structures: Electroconvection; 4.3.1. Standard electroconvection; 4.3.2. Non-standard electroconvection; 4.4. Crossover between Flexodomains and Electroconvection 4.5. Discussions and Conclusions Acknowledgements; References; 5. Flexoelectricity in Chiral Polar Smectics M. Cepic; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals; 5.2.1. Phenomenological modelling of chiral tilted smectics; 5.2.2. Polar properties and flexoelectricity; 5.3. Antiferroelectric Liquid Crystals; 5.3.1. Structures of phases; 5.3.1.1. The ferroelectric SmC* phase; 5.3.1.2. The antiferroelectric SmC*A phase; 5.3.1.3. The incommensurate SmC* a phase; 5.3.1.4. The antiferroelectric SmC* FI2 phase; 5.3.1.5. The ferrielectric SmC* FI1 phase; 5.3.1.6. The six-layer SmC* 6d phase 5.3.2. Discrete model 5.3.3. Discrete form of flexoelectricity; 5.3.4. Lock-in periodicities; 5.3.4.1. Achiral interactions a1; 5.3.4.2. Achiral interactions a2; 5.3.4.3. Achiral interactions a3; 5.3.4.4. Chiral interactions f1; 5.3.4.5. Chiral interactions f2; 5.3.4.6. Quadrupolar biquadratic interactions bQ; 5.3.4.7. Period two: The SmC* FI2 phase; 5.3.4.8. Period three: The SmC* FI1 and the SmC* 6d phases; 5.4. Flexoelectricity in Complex Structures; 5.4.1. General direction of polarization; 5.4.2. On the observability of flexoelectric polarization; 5.5. Conclusions; References 6. Flexoelectricity in Lyotropics and in Living Liquid Crystals A.G. Petrov |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828777503321 |
Singapore ; ; London, : World Scientific, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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