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Elastic Constants, Viscosity and Response Time in Nematic Liquid Crystals Doped with Ferroelectric Nanoparticles
RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 46068-46074 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA06248E
Abstract
We report on the role of ferroelectricity on the physical and electro-optic parameters in suspensions of nanoparticles in cyclohexane-based, fluorinated nematic liquid crystals. The dielectric and elastic constants, response time, and viscosity of the suspensions were analyzed experimentally and compared with the undoped samples. Our study shows a decrease in the splay elastic constant and an increase in the dielectric constants, together with an increase in the average rotational viscosity.
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Podoliak, N.; Buchnev, O.; Herrington, M.; Mavrona, E.; Kaczmarek, M.; Kanaras, A. G.; Stratakis, E.; Blach, J. F.; Henninot, J. F.; Warenghem, M.
"Elastic Constants, Viscosity and Response Time in Nematic Liquid Crystals Doped with Ferroelectric Nanoparticles"
RSC Advances 2014, 4, 46068-46074 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA06248E