Rubbing-induced charge domains observed by electrostatic force microscopy: Effect on liquid crystal alignment

Liquid Crystals

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 591-598

  Bechtold, I H ^a,b   De Santo, M P ^b   Bonvent, J J ^c   Oliveira, E A ^a   Barberi, R ^d   Rasing, Th ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSIDADE DE MOGI DAS CRUZES   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYIMIDE; POLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTRICITY; LIQUID CRYSTAL; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037911495     PISSN: 02678292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267829031000094829     Document Type: Article

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