Koval'chuk О. Relaxation precesses and double electric layers at the "electrode-liquid dielectric" interface

For the first time, a complex analysis of the processes running at the "electrode - liquid crystals" interface is carried out. We have shown that it is molecules with higher polarization ability that form solvate shells around ions. In the presence of solvate shells, ions are attracted to the electrode surface mainly due to the image forces. It is shown that the electron transfer occurs due to the Shottky emission through a thin dielectric layer. In planar-oriented liquid crystals with non-zero dipole moment, a low-frequency relaxation process caused by the dipole polarization of molecules in the near-electrode region, whose depth is equal to the Debye shielding length is found. The parameters of the double electric layers in the presence and without an electric field are determined.