Critical Field Strength in an Electroclinic Liquid Crystal Elastomer

Details Critical Field Strength in an Electroclinic Liquid Crystal Elastomer Critical Field Strength in an Electroclinic Liquid Crystal Elastomer

2010-03-29

arxiv.org/abs/1003.5624v3

Physical Review Letters, Vol. 104, 227802 (2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

4 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.227802

We elucidate the polymer dynamics of a liquid crystal elastomer based on the time-dependent response of the pendent liquid crystal mesogens. The molecular tilt and switching time of mesogens are analyzed as a function of temperature and cross-linking density upon application of an electric field. We observe an unexpected maximum in the switching time of the liquid crystal mesogens at intermediate field strength. Analysis of the molecular tilt over multiple time regimes correlates the maximum response time with a transition to entangled polymer dynamics at a critical field strength.

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