Liquid crystal alignment capability on polyimide Langmuir-Blodgett surfaces with alkyl chain lengths

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

Volumn 339, Issue , 2000, Pages 1-10

  Seo, D S ^a   Kobayashi, S ^b  

^a Soongsil University   (South Korea)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; POLYIMIDES; SURFACE STRUCTURE; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ALKYL CHAIN LENGTHS; ANCHORING STRENGTH; RUBBING STRENGTH; SURFACE ORDERING;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0033752041     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587250008031028     Document Type: Article

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