2009 Volume 22 Issue 4 Pages 537-540
Ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLCs) are attractive mesogenic phases because of their unique characteristics such as high speed response. Since the helical structure of the FLC depends strongly on temperature, it is important to control it for the device application especially using the helical structure. In this study, we investigate the temperature dependence of the helical structure in polymer-stabilized FLCs (PS-FLCs) in terms of optical rotatory dispersion (ORD) and circular dichroism (CD). It is found that the helical structure of PS-FLC can be controlled over a wide range of temperature by polymer stabilization.
