Liquid crystal alignment by rubbed polymer surfaces: A microscopic bond orientation model

Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena

Volumn 98-99, Issue , 1999, Pages 189-207

  Stohr J ^a   Samant, M G ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid crystals; Maximum overlap model; Polyimides; Polymer surfaces; Tensor order parameters

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037857585     PISSN: 03682048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0368-2048(98)00286-2     Document Type: Article

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