Investigations on Langmuir-Blodgett films as alignment layers for liquid crystals

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 275, Issue , 1996, Pages 49-61

  Chen, J ^a   Vithana, H ^a   Johnson, D ^a   Albarici, A ^b   Lando, J ^b   Mann, J A ^c   Kakimoto, M A ^d  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^d TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alignment; LB films; Liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; BIREFRINGENCE; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYIMIDES; SURFACES;

ALIGNMENT LAYERS; DIPPING DIRECTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; NEMATIC ISOTROPIC TRANSITION; POLAR ANCHORING STRENGTHS; PRETILT ANGLE; RUBBING PROCESS;

LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS;

EID: 0029736083     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259608034061     Document Type: Article

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