@article{370fbe85953d4b8187314d1e9fdf23b8,
title = "Magnetic field-induced Freedericksz transition in a chiral liquid crystal",
abstract = "A wedge cell made of homeotropically treated glass plates is filled with a chirally doped nematic liquid crystal. When a sufficiently large magnetic field is applied in the cell plane, a bend-like distortion occurs above a Fr{\'e}edericksz threshold field H th . H th is reduced from the achiral case because of a field-induced bend distortion that facilitates a chiral twist distortion. Measurements of H th vs sample thickness are reported and compared favorably with a theoretical model presented herein. A further theoretical comparison is made between H th and the electric-field-induced transition in a geometry, exhibiting a 2π azimuthal degeneracy. The results may have technological implications in, for example, in-plane switching devices.",
author = "Amine Missaoui and Susser, {Adam L.} and Hillel Aharoni and Charles Rosenblatt",
note = "C.R. acknowledges the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, for a Weston Visiting Professorship and would like to thank Ian Stevenson for useful discussions. This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR1901797, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under Grant No. NNX17AC76G, and by the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) under Grant No. 2018380. Author contributions - Amine Missaoui: Conceptualization (equal); Data curation (equal); Formal analysis (equal); Funding acquisition (equal); Investigation (equal); Software (equal); Visualization (equal); Writing – original draft (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal). Adam L. Susser: Conceptualization (equal); Investigation (equal); Methodology (equal). Hillel Aharoni: Conceptualization (equal); Investigation (equal); Methodology (equal); Resources (equal); Software (equal); Validation (equal); Visualization (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal). Charles Rosenblatt: Conceptualization (equal); Investigation (equal); Methodology (equal); Project administration (equal); Resources (equal); Software (equal); Supervision (equal); Validation (equal); Writing – original draft (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal).",
year = "2023",
month = mar,
day = "27",
doi = "10.1063/5.0146506",
language = "الإنجليزيّة",
volume = "122",
journal = "Applied Physics Letters",
issn = "0003-6951",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics",
number = "13",
}