Influences of surface and flexoelectric polarization on the effective anchoring energy in nematic liquid crystal

The physical effects on surface and flexoelectric polarization in a weak anchoring nematic liquid crystal cell are investigated systematically. We derive the analytic expressions of two effective anchoring energies for lower and upper substrates respectively as well as their effective anchoring stre...

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Published in:Chinese physics B 2015-10, Vol.24 (10), p.349-358
Main Author: 关荣华 叶文江 邢红玉
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anchoring
Electric potential
Mathematical analysis
Nematic
Polarization
Strength
Surface chemistry
Voltage
倾斜角度
向列相液晶
弱锚定
挠曲
电极化
能量
表面极化
解析表达式
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Summary:The physical effects on surface and flexoelectric polarization in a weak anchoring nematic liquid crystal cell are investigated systematically. We derive the analytic expressions of two effective anchoring energies for lower and upper substrates respectively as well as their effective anchoring strengths and corresponding tilt angles of effective easy direction.All of these quantities are relevant to the magnitudes of both two polarizations and the applied voltage U. Based on these expressions, the variations of effective anchoring strength and the tilt angle with the applied voltage are calculated for the fixed values of two polarizations. For an original weak anchoring hybrid aligned nematic cell, it may be equivalent to a planar cell for a small value of U and has a threshold voltage. The variation of reduced threshold voltage with reduced surface polarization strength is also calculated. The role of surface polarization is important without the adsorptive ions considered.
ISSN:1674-1056
2058-3834
1741-4199
DOI:10.1088/1674-1056/24/10/106102