| Author/Editor | Čepič, Mojca; Rovšek, Barbara; Žekš, Boštjan | |
| Title | Flexoelectrically induced polarization in polar smectic films | |
| Type | članek | |
| Source | Ferroelectrics | |
| Vol. and No. | Letnik 244 | |
| Publication year | 2000 | |
| Volume | str. 59-66 | |
| Language | eng | |
| Abstract | Phenomenological model of racemic ferroelectric and antiferroelectric liquid crystals, which considers both the tilt and the polarization order parameters explicitly, is presented. Free-standing films with few layers are analyzed within the model. Due to the flexoelectric coupling between the tilt and the polarization, a polarization appears in the tilt plane. Results of the theoretical analysis are compared with experimental observations. | |
| Descriptors | CRYSTALLIZATION BIOPHYSICS MODELS, THEORETICAL |