Relation between the molecular orientations of a very thin liquid crystal layer and an underlying rubbed polyimide film

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 3235-3241

  Ito, Naoki ^a,b   Sakamoto, Kenji ^a   Arafune, Ryuichi ^a   Ushioda, Sukekatsu ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD   (Japan)

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EID: 0001645767     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1288696     Document Type: Article

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