Effect of azimuthal anchoring strength on stability in a bistable chiral splay nematic liquid crystal device.
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The stabilization of the metastable 180 degrees twist state in a bistable chiral splay nematic liquid crystal device is studied. The stability of the metastable 180 degrees twist state is explained using the azimuthal anchoring strength, which is a function of the twist elastic constant and the cell gap. A stable 180 degrees twist state as well as the permanent retention time can be obtained by increasing the anchoring energy above a certain threshold.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
دوره 70 4 Pt 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004