Flexoelectric Behavior of a Bimesogenic Liquid Crystal

R. Balachandran, V. P. Panov, Yu P. Panarin, M. G. Tamba, G. H. Mehl, J. K. Song, J. K. Vij

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    Abstract

    The effective flexoelectric coefficient and flexoelectric polarization are investigated for a bimesogenic liquid crystal CBC11CB with a twist bend nematic phase (Ntb). The effective flexoelectric coefficients for CBC11CB in the ordinary nematic phase (N) are obtained to be much larger in comparison to conventional calamitics, and is almost twice higher for CBC11CB than that reported for another odd symmetric bimesogen. The flexoelectric polarization (Pf) in the N phase is found to be almost 2.5 times higher than in rod-like molecules. Additionally, Pf is obtained to be much larger in the Ntb phase than in the nematic phase.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)65-70
    Number of pages6
    JournalMolecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
    Volume611
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 13 Apr 2015

    Keywords

    • N<inf>tb</inf> phase
    • ULH
    • bimesogens
    • flexoelectric coefficient
    • flexoelectric polarization

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