Microscopic molecular reorientation of alignment layer polymer surfaces induced by rubbing and its effects on LC pretilt angles

Macromolecules

Volumn 29, Issue 27, 1996, Pages 8894-8899

  Lee, K W ^a  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIREFRINGENCE; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COTTON FABRICS; FRICTION; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MACROMOLECULES; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

GRAZING ANGLE X RAY SCATTERING; INFRARED DICHROISM; OPTICAL RETARDATION; RUBBING;

POLYIMIDES;

EID: 0030378950     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma960683w     Document Type: Article

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