Title :
Effect of temperature on the transient response of twisted nematic liquid-crystal films
Author_Institution :
Services Electronics Research Laboratory, Baldock, UK
Abstract :
The measured rise and decay times of biphenyl twisted nematic devices fall by factors greater than 10 over the range ¿10°C to +60°C. This is attributed to viscosity changes. The slow response at low temperatures is not improved by using eutectic mixtures with wider nematic ranges.
Keywords :
liquid crystals; liquid films; viscosity of liquids; transient response; twisted nematic liquid crystal films; viscosity;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19750260
