Antiferroelectric dielectric relaxation processes and the interlayer interaction in antiferroelectric liquid crystals

Jang-Kun Song, U. Manna, A. Fukuda, J. K. Vij
2008 Applied Physics Letters  
Antiphase relaxation process of antiferroelectric phase is investigated in binary mixtures of antiferroelectric and ferroelectric liquid crystalline compounds. It is found that the frequency of the antiphase mode ranges from 2 to 4 MHz, being one of the fastest collective processes reported so far. This can be exploited in a photonic switch with a submicrosecond response time. However, the frequency of the antiphase mode decreases by the mixing ratio of the ferroelectric compound. The decrease
more » ... n the frequency is shown to be due to a reduction in the elastic constant in between the adjacent layers.
doi:10.1063/1.2977871 fatcat:boe7aa3epbb77ghird3c7ulwqa