Thresholdless and hysteretic switching in aflc cells with polar anchoring

Mottram, N. J. and Elston, S. J. (2000) Thresholdless and hysteretic switching in aflc cells with polar anchoring. Ferroelectrics, 246(1), pp. 51-59. (doi: 10.1080/00150190008230052)

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Abstract

Using a continuum model we have found both thresholdless and hysteretic switching in an antiferroelectric liquid crystal cell in which the surfaces induce polar anchoring. By minimizing the free energy of the system, which includes contributions from antiferro and ferroelectric ordering, electrostatic and elastic energy, we find three possible zero voltage ground states. Calculating the region of stability of each of these states leads to a phase diagram for the system. We find that, in certain regions of the phase diagram, the cell switches hystereti-cally whilst in others it exhibits thresholdless switching.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Mottram, Professor Nigel
Authors: Mottram, N. J., and Elston, S. J.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Mathematics and Statistics > Mathematics
Journal Name:Ferroelectrics
Publisher:Taylor and Francis
ISSN:0015-0193
ISSN (Online):1563-5112

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