Thermally Stimulated Depolarization Current

Abstract

Abstract Thermally stimulated discharge or thermally stimulated polarization and depolarization current is becoming a valuable technique in discerning transitions having a small relaxation strength. Polymer liquid crystals (PLCs) are a group of such materials. This article provides a review of the different experimental techniques associated with the technique and their application to PLCs. Experimental results for thermotropic longitudinal PLCs are presented. Key Words: Thermally stimulated dischargethermally stimulated polarizationrelaxation strengthpolymer liquid crystalsPLCsthermotropic longitudinal PLCs