Multistable alignment states in nematic liquid crystal filled wells

Tsakonas, C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7342-3405, Davidson, AJ, Brown, CV ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1559-3238 and Mottram, NJ, 2007. Multistable alignment states in nematic liquid crystal filled wells. Applied Physics Letters, 90, pp. 1-3. ISSN 0003-6951

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Abstract

Two distinct, stable alignment states have been observed for a nematic liquid crystal confined in a layer with thickness of 12 μm and in square wells with sides of length between 20 and 80 μm. The director lies in the plane of the layer and line defects occur in two corners of the squares. The positions of the defects determine whether the director orientation is across the diagonal or is parallel to two opposite edges of the square. The device is multistable because both the diagonal and parallel states are stable when rotated by multiples of 90° in plane.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Applied Physics Letters
Creators:	Tsakonas, C., Davidson, A.J., Brown, C.V. and Mottram, N.J.
Date:	2007
Volume:	90
ISSN:	0003-6951
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1063/1.2713140 DOI
Rights:	© 2007 American Institute of Physics
Divisions:	Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	EPrints Services
Date Added:	09 Oct 2015 10:46
Last Modified:	04 Feb 2022 14:57
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/18029

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