Control of liquid crystal alignment using stamped-morphology method

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 10 A, 1993, Pages 1436-1438

  Lee, Eung Sang ^a   Vetter, Peter ^a   Miyashita, Tetsuya ^a   Uchida, Tatsuo ^a   Kano, Mitsuru ^b   Abe, Munemitsu ^b   Sugawara, Kiyomi ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alignment of liquid crystal; Azimuthal surface anchoring; Microgroove; Pretilt; Stamping process

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PROCESS CONTROL; STAMPING; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

AZIMUTHAL SURFACE ANCHORING; LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT CONTROL; MICROGROOVE; PRETILT; STAMPED MORPHOLOGY METHOD;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0027681984     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.32.L1436     Document Type: Article

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