Relationship between alignment layer polymer surface structures and liquid crystal display parameters

Macromolecular Symposia

Volumn 118, Issue , 1997, Pages 505-512

  Lee, Kang Wook ^a   Lien, Alan ^a   Paek, Sang Hyon ^b   Durning, Christopher ^b   Fukuro, Hiroyoshi ^c  

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

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

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EID: 0031501647     PISSN: 10221360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/masy.19971180168     Document Type: Article

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