An improved reflectometric method to measure the azimuthal anchoring energy of nematic liquid crystals

European Physical Journal E

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 265-279

  Faetti, S ^a   Mutinati, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PLATE METAL; REFLECTOMETERS; SUBSTRATES;

AZIMUTHAL ANCHORING ENERGY; OPTICAL CONSTANTS; REFLECTOMETRIC METHOD;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0037899674     PISSN: 12928941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2002-10114-1     Document Type: Article

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