Flexoelectricity in Liquid Crystals

Theory, Experiments and Applications

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Chemistry, Crystallography, Physics, Solid State Physics
Cover of the book Flexoelectricity in Liquid Crystals by Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber, World Scientific Publishing Company
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber ISBN: 9781908977298
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: September 21, 2012
Imprint: ICP Language: English
Author: Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber
ISBN: 9781908977298
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: September 21, 2012
Imprint: ICP
Language: English

The book intends to give a state-of-the-art overview of flexoelectricity, a linear physical coupling between mechanical (orientational) deformations and electric polarization, which is specific to systems with orientational order, such as liquid crystals.

Chapters written by experts in the field shed light on theoretical as well as experimental aspects of research carried out since the discovery of flexoelectricity. Besides a common macroscopic (continuum) description the microscopic theory of flexoelectricity is also addressed. Electro-optic effects due to or modified by flexoelectricity as well as various (direct and indirect) measurement methods are discussed. Special emphasis is given to the role of flexoelectricity in pattern-forming instabilities.

While the main focus of the book lies in flexoelectricity in nematic liquid crystals, peculiarities of other mesophases (bent-core systems, cholesterics, and smectics) are also reviewed. Flexoelectricity has relevance to biological (living) systems and can also offer possibilities for technical applications. The basics of these two interdisciplinary fields are also summarized.

Contents:

  • Introduction to Flexoelectricity: Its Discovery and Basic Concepts (R B Meyer)
  • Molecular Theory of Flexoelectricity in Nematic Liquid Crystals (M A Osipov)
  • Flexoelectro-optics and Measurements of Flexocoefficients (N V Madhusudana)
  • Flexoelectricity of Bent-core Molecules (A Jákli, J Harden and N Éber)
  • The Role of Flexoelectricity in Pattern Formation (Á Buka, T Tóth-Katona, N Éber, A Krekhov and W Pesch)
  • Flexoelectricity in Chiral Polar Smectics (M Čepič)
  • Flexoelectricity in Lyotropics and in Living Liquid Crystals (A G Petrov)
  • Applications of Flexoelectricity (P Rudquist and S T Lagerwall)
  • Appendix A. Measured Flexoelectric Coefficients of Nematic Liquid Crystals (N Éber)
  • Appendix B. Abbreviations

Readership: Graduate students and researchers in physics, biology and their applications.
Key Features:

  • A gap-filling first comprehensive review of the field
  • Chapters written by prominent experts
  • The book features an interdisciplinary character - physical, biological and application aspects
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The book intends to give a state-of-the-art overview of flexoelectricity, a linear physical coupling between mechanical (orientational) deformations and electric polarization, which is specific to systems with orientational order, such as liquid crystals.

Chapters written by experts in the field shed light on theoretical as well as experimental aspects of research carried out since the discovery of flexoelectricity. Besides a common macroscopic (continuum) description the microscopic theory of flexoelectricity is also addressed. Electro-optic effects due to or modified by flexoelectricity as well as various (direct and indirect) measurement methods are discussed. Special emphasis is given to the role of flexoelectricity in pattern-forming instabilities.

While the main focus of the book lies in flexoelectricity in nematic liquid crystals, peculiarities of other mesophases (bent-core systems, cholesterics, and smectics) are also reviewed. Flexoelectricity has relevance to biological (living) systems and can also offer possibilities for technical applications. The basics of these two interdisciplinary fields are also summarized.

Contents:

Readership: Graduate students and researchers in physics, biology and their applications.
Key Features:

More books from World Scientific Publishing Company

Cover of the book Inspirations of a Nation by Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber
Cover of the book Astrophysics and Cosmology by Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber
Cover of the book Number Theory and Its Applications by Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber
Cover of the book Cancer Management with Chinese Medicine by Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber
Cover of the book Principles of Quantum Computation and Information by Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber
Cover of the book Methods and Applications of White Noise Analysis in Interdisciplinary Sciences by Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber
Cover of the book Evolving Roles of Sovereign Wealth Managers After the Financial Crisis by Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber
Cover of the book Polarized Positron 2011 by Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber
Cover of the book The Legal and Economic Analysis of the WTO/FTA System by Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber
Cover of the book Breaches and Bridges by Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber
Cover of the book When Trees Fall, Monkeys Scatter by Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber
Cover of the book The Imperial College Lectures in Petroleum Engineering by Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber
Cover of the book An Introduction to Hydraulics of Fine Sediment Transport by Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber
Cover of the book Kiasunomics© by Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber
Cover of the book Photochemical Processes in Continuous-Flow Reactors by Ágnes Buka, Nándor Éber
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy