In liquid crystal materials, the coupling between their elastic field and an external action, such as electric and magnetic fields or the confinement created by free surfaces or cell walls, can give rise to periodic domains. Here, some simple calculations are proposed for nematics in planar cells, where undulations are caused by flexoelectricity and saddle-splay elasticity.

Periodic Distortions In Nematics Caused By Flexoelectricity And Saddle-Splay Elasticity / Sparavigna, Amelia Carolina. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCES. - ISSN 2305-3925. - STAMPA. - 4:1(2015), pp. 1-7. [10.18483/ijSci.610]

Periodic Distortions In Nematics Caused By Flexoelectricity And Saddle-Splay Elasticity

SPARAVIGNA, Amelia Carolina
2015

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In liquid crystal materials, the coupling between their elastic field and an external action, such as electric and magnetic fields or the confinement created by free surfaces or cell walls, can give rise to periodic domains. Here, some simple calculations are proposed for nematics in planar cells, where undulations are caused by flexoelectricity and saddle-splay elasticity.
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