Effect of the structure of terminal alkyl chain on the flexoelectric effect of a cholesteric liquid crystal

Abstract

The electric field response of cholesteric liquid crystal mixture was investigated. It has been shown that a cholesteric LC 8BP(Cl)MB exhibits a flexoelectric effect. In this study, 8BP(Cl)MB with a branched chain was synthesized and mixed with 8BP(Cl)MB, were examined and the effect of the addition of LC with branched chain was investigated.