| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 427 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Ferroelectric and Antiferroelectric Liquid Crystals; Contents; List of Symbols and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Polar Materials and Effects; 3 The Necessary Conditions for Macroscopic Polarization; 4 The Flexoelectric Polarization; 5 The SmA* -- SmC* Transition and the Helical C* State; 6 Electrooptics in the Surface-Stabilized State; 7 Dielectric Spectroscopy To Find the ŷ and ê Tensor Components; 8 FLC Device Structures and Local-Layer Geometry; 9 FLC Devices; 10 Digital Grey and Color; 11 Elastic Properties of Smectics; 12 Smectic Elasticity Applied to SSFLC Cells |
| Summary |
The study of ferroelectricity is a branch of solid state physics which has shown rapid growth during the recent years. Ferroelectric materials exhibit unusual electric properties which make them useful in modern (opto)electronic technology, esp. display technology. Ferroelectric and antiferroelectric liquid crystals, including also various polymer forms, are the hottest research topic today in liquid crystals. The field is at the very beginning of industrial exploitation - a sensitive phase in which a good reference work is needed and will have a broad spectrum of readers both at universities |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-415) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ferroelectric crystals.
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Liquid crystals.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wiley InterScience (Online service)
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| ISBN |
3527613587 |
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3527613595 (electronic bk.) |
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9783527613588 |
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9783527613595 (electronic bk.) |
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(acid-free paper) |
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