Nanosphere in Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Matrix: The Effect of Aggregation and Defects on the Dielectric and Electro-Optical Properties
Figure 6
Polarizing optical microscopic (POM) texture in dark state (a) pure FLC, (c) NS-doped FLC, bright state (b) pure FLC, and (d) NS-doped FLC. The dark state was achieved under the crossed polarizer-analyzer condition whereas the bright state was achieved by rotating the sample cell by 45° from the initial condition. The aggregation of NS has been shown in the circle and topological defects are shown between two dotted parallel lines. Chevron or zig-zag defects are shown in Figure 6(a) in V-shaped dotted lines.
