Azobenzene polymer-stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystals: Photoalignment and morphology

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5003, Issue , 2003, Pages 150-158

  Zhao, Yue ^a   Paiement, Nadine ^a   Sévigny, Sonia ^a   Leclair, Steve ^a   Motallebi, Shahrokh ^b   Giguère, Martin ^b   Bouchard, Luc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b St Jean sur Richelieu   (Canada)

Author keywords

Azobenzene polymers; Diacrylates; Divinyl ethers; Ferroelectric liquid crystals; Polymer stabilized liquid crystals; Rubbing free photoalignment

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; IRRADIATION; PHASE SEPARATION;

PHOTOALIGNMENT;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0042669735     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.473841     Document Type: Conference Paper

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