Inclined homeotropic alignment control of liquid crystals on photo-cross-linked polymer film by slantwise nonpolarized ultraviolet light irradiation

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 2: Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 3 A/B, 2000, Pages

  Kawatsuki, Nobuhiro ^a   Takatsuka, Hirofumi ^a   Yamamoto, Tohei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PLASTIC FILMS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

INCLINATION; PHOTO CROSS LINKED POLYMER FILM; PHOTOALIGNMENT; SLANTWISE NONPOLARIZED ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT IRRADIATION;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0033742394     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/jjap.39.l230     Document Type: Article

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