Disorder-induced absorption of far-infrared waves by acoustic modes in nematic liquid crystals

作者:Nenashev A V; Wiemer M; Koch M; Dvurechenskii A V; Gebhard F; Baranovskii S D*
来源:Journal of Applied Physics, 2016, 120(7): 074901.
DOI:10.1063/1.4961043

摘要

A mechanism of light absorption at THz frequencies in nematic liquid crystals based on intermolecular dynamics is proposed. In this mechanism, the energy conservation is supplied by acoustic phonons, whereas momentum conservation is provided by static spatial fluctuations of the director field. The mechanism predicts a continuous absorption spectrum in a broad frequency range. Published by AIP Publishing.

  • 出版日期2016-8-21