Phd position: Novel Switching Mechanisms in Multistable Nematic Liquid Crystal Displays, Nottingham Trent University

A conventional electronic paper display requires a continuous applied voltage to maintain an image but in a bistable display the voltage only needs to be applied when the image is changed. We have previously shown that micrometer-scale wells with particular sidewall morphologies can be used to cause nematic liquid crystals to align in several distinct stable optical textures that have similar energies: this is multistable alignment. In this project recently discovered switching mechanisms in these classes of devices will be investigated with the aim of achieving fast, low-voltage switching between stable states that show uniform greylevels.

Entry requirement
A first class or upper second class U.K. BSc (Hons) degree (or equivalent) or Masters degree in Physics, Electrical/Electronic Engineering or one of the related Physical or Engineering Sciences.

Eligibility
Applications can be accepted from UK/EU and also International students. The minimum English language proficiency requirement for candidates who have not undertaken a higher degree at a UK HE institution is IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 560/iBT 94 - 95.

Applying
For informal enquiries about the studentship, please contact Professor Carl Brown.
For an application form, please email sat.research@ntu.ac.uk or telephone: +44 (0)115 848 3269 or alternatively download a copy here www.ntu.ac.uk/research/research_degrees/studentships/96319.html

Please return completed application forms, with copies of academic certificates, to:
The Research Graduate Studies Office (Science)
Erasmus Darwin Building
Nottingham Trent University
Clifton Lane
Nottingham NG11 8NS


Funding Notes
Fees (2009/10)
Full-time PhD registration is for a minimum of three years and a maximum of four years.
Home/EU tuition fees: £3,390 (likely to rise in each subsequent year)
International tuition fees: £10,200 (likely to rise in each subsequent year)
Bench fee (annual): £3,000.
If a student has not submitted his/her thesis by the end of year 3, he/she is required to enrol for a fourth year and pay the Continuation Fee to enable him/her to complete and submit the thesis. The Continuation Fee is currently £300 (increases every year). No Bench fee is payable in year 4.

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