| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R33366/01 |
| Title: |
X-ray Analysis of Smectic Liquid Crystal Devices |
| Principal Investigator: |
Richardson, Professor RM |
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Physics |
| Organisation: |
University of Bristol |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 June 2001 |
Ends: |
31 May 2003 |
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11,246
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| Materials Characterisation |
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This is a request for synchrotron radiation beam-time at the Daresbury Laboratory. We are one year into an Industrial CASE award to study the structure of smectic liquid crystals in the confined geometry of devices. The key technique is X-ray diffraction and we wish to use the rocking curve technique to determine the layer structure within these devices. We will focus on short pitch ferroelectric materials which form deformed helix ferroelectric cells and materilas which have Nematic to Smectic C transitions which have the potential to form uniform cells.The proposal builds on expertise that we have developed in making X-ray measurements from liquid crystal devices and in the reduction and display of the large amounts of data produced. The method will be extended to improve the recording of the optical texture during the X-ray measurement and to record the diffraction data stroboscopicly to obtain time resolved structural results from cells during electro-optic switching.
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