Field-induced phase transitions in chiral smectic liquid crystals studied by the constant current method
Dhaouadi H†, , Zgueb R, Riahi O, Trabelsi F, Othman T
       

Time dependence of cell voltage Vc (product C10F3 with a cell thickness of 5 μm and a current square signal of ±5 nA). The slope of the linear part at the beginning of the rise allows a measurement of εeff in the unrolled SmC* phase. The measurements of Δt and ΔVc on both unspecified points (A and B) make it possible to determine ΔP. Colored lines represent the square current signal.