| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1673536 | Thin Solid Films | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Effects of the Leslie viscosity coefficients αi (i = 1, 2, …, 5) of nematic liquid crystals (NLCs) with negative dielectric anisotropy (Δε < 0) on the electric-field-induced director reorientation in homeotropic NLC cells have been studied from the analysis of the transient current induced by step voltage application. The transient current in a homeotropic NLC cell with Δε < 0 was well reproduced by computer simulation, based on the theory of NLCs in which the flow effects and the free-slip boundary condition are taken into account. It is found that the response time of vertical alignment NLC displays is dominantly governed by α2 and α4 + α5 of NLCs with Δε < 0.
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Authors
Yosuke Iwata, Hiroyoshi Naito, Masaru Inoue, Hideo Ichinose, Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Kazuaki Tarumi,