Real time analysis of liquid crystal surface orientation dynamics using polarization modulated spectroellipsometry

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 2: Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 9 A/B, 1997, Pages

  Tadokoro, Toshiyasu ^a   Fukazawa, Tomoyuki ^a   Toriumi, Hirokazu ^b  

^a Hachioji shi   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anchoring effect; Electric field induced transition; Liquid crystal; Polarization modulated spectroellipsometry; Surface dynamics

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELLIPSOMETRY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYIMIDES; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

ANCHORING EFFECTS; POLARIZATION MODULATED SPECTROELLIPSOMETRY (PMSE);

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0031222626     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/jjap.36.l1207     Document Type: Article

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