화학공학소재연구정보센터
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.477, 551-559, 2007
Measurement of azimuthal backflow in a dual-frequency chiral HAN cell
An optical characterization technique has been used to determine the response of a chiral dual-frequency hybrid aligned nematic liquid crystal cell to a multiple frequency pulse. The cell goes from homeotropic to twisted homogeneous alignment when the frequency of an applied voltage is switched from below to above the crossover frequency of the material. Analysis of the response of the director reveals a new form of backflow which arises due to a coupling between the rotation and flow of the liquid crystal. The results show good agreement with modelled profiles generated using the Leslie-Ericksen-Parodi nematodynamics theory.