N-substituted poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) film: Surface characteristics and liquid-crystal alignment with high pretilt angles

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 1993, Pages 755-759

  Noh, Seong Hee ^a   Araki, Koji ^a   Seno, Manabu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Liquid crystal; Poly(p phenylene terephthalamide); Pretilt angle; Surface free energy; Thin film

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004840102     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: 13645501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/JM9930300755     Document Type: Article

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