Beschreibung:
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.
Preface - the Concept of Flexoelectricity (R Meyer); Molecular Theory of Flexoelectricity in Nematics (M Osipov); Flexoelectro-optics and Measurements of Flexocoefficients (N V Madhusudana); Flexoelectricity of Bent Core Molecules (A Jakli & N Aeber); The Role of Flexoelectricity in Pattern Formation (A Buka et al.); Flexoelectro-optic Chiral Nematic Based Devices and Displays (H Coles & S Morris); Flexoelectricity in Chiral Polar Smectics - The Origin of Interactions to Distant Layers (M Cepic); Flexoelectricity in Biological and Lyotropic Systems (A Petrov); Applications of the Flexoelectric Effect (S T Lagerwall & P Rudquist).