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Investigate electric field-induced texture changes in mixtures of nematic N4 and cholesteryl chloride across varying component concentrations and temperatures.

January 1, 1973Molecular crystals and liquid crystals

Electric Field Induced Texture Changes in Certain Nematic/Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Mixtures

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WGW. GreubelSiemens (Germany)UWU. WolffSiemens (Germany)HKHanna KrügerUniversity of Cologne

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Experimental study reveals electric-field-induced texture transitions in nematic N4 and cholesteryl chloride mixtures, indicating potential applications for optical storage devices.

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Investigate electric field-induced texture changes in mixtures of nematic N4 and cholesteryl chloride across varying component concentrations and temperatures.
Prepared dielectrically positive liquid crystal mixtures combining the nematic compound N4 with cholesteryl chloride.
Measured electro-optical texture parameters across varied mixture concentrations and temperature conditions under applied electric fields.
Observed an unusual electric field-induced texture transition that functions as a persistent optical storage effect.
Determined that the characteristic electro-optical threshold and switching parameters vary systematically with temperature and component concentration.

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Greubel et al. (1973) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8521d7b6c67ec53fcf2136 https://doi.org/10.1080/15421407308083392

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Experimental study reveals electric-field-induced texture transitions in nematic N4 and cholesteryl chloride mixtures, indicating potential applications for optical storage devices.

Electric Field Induced Texture Changes in Certain Nematic/Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Mixtures

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Electric Field Induced Texture Changes in Certain Nematic/Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Mixtures

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