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VOLUME 62 (1995) | ISSUE 5 | PAGE 438
Effect of a surfactant on the electro-optic response in ferroelectric liquid crystals
The interaction of mobile surfactant ions in the alignment layer and the surface charges produced by the spontaneous polarization of a ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) leads to the appearance of a monostable response of the FLC. The source of the monostability is the internal field produced in the FLC by the surfactant ions in the alignment layer.