Alignment of liquid crystal on poly (vinyl cinnamate) photopolymer and anchoring direction

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 36, Issue 7 A, 1997, Pages 4404-4408

  Rajesh, Kumar ^a,c   Masuda, Shin ^b,c   Yamaguchi, Rumiko ^c   Sato, Susumu ^c  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b ADVANTEST CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Liquid crystal; Optical alignment; Photopolymer

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY SURFACE CONDITION; HOMEOTROPIC ALIGNMENT; OPTICAL ALIGNMENT; ORIENTATION MECHANISM; POLYVINYL CINNAMATE PHOTOPOLYMER;

AGENTS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CURING; IRRADIATION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SUBSTRATES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0031187245     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/jjap.36.4404     Document Type: Article

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