Zenithal bistability in a nematic liquid-crystal device with a monostable surface condition

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1476-1478

  Parry Jones, L A ^a   Edwards, E G ^a   Elston, S J ^a   Brown, C V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TENSORS;

ZENITHAL BISTABILITY;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0037416648     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1557317     Document Type: Article

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