Surface uniformity and induced surface pretilt for PTFE alignment layers

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

Volumn 312, Issue , 1998, Pages 13-22

  Lester, Garry ^a   Coles, Harry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Liquid crystal alignment; Pretilt angle; PTFE films; Surface treatment

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SURFACE STRUCTURE; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACE TREATMENT; THIN FILMS;

CRYSTAL ROTATION METHOD; LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0031628799     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259808042427     Document Type: Article

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