Abstract

A cholesteric-nematic phase transition can be induced by relatively weak electric fields, and the threshold field varies inversely with the pitch of the helix in corroboration of recent theoretical suggestions. The phase change is accompanied by a change in the activation energy for charge-carrier production and can easily be observed by both conductivity measurements and direct optical examination.

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