Polarization Switching and Dielectric Relaxations in Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals

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  • JAJasjit K. Ahuja
    Jasjit K. Ahuja
  • KRK. K. Raina
    K. K. Raina
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Abstract
Polarization switching and dielectric relaxations have been investigated in two novel ferroelectric liquid crystal mixtures. The samples of helical pitch ∼12 µm and 0.43 µm respectively were sandwiched in planar cells of 5 µm thickness. P S, τr and γ have been evaluated using polarization reversal current technique. Dielectric relaxation modes have been studied under different bias conditions. In volume stabilized cell configuration (p 0 ≪d) bulk domain mode appears due to the formation of modulated domain structures in bulk region while in surface stabilized cell configuration (p 0 ≫d) surface stabilized domain mode was observed. New relaxation mode appeared at all bias fields in SmC* phase due to the surface effects.

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