Orientation of thin liquid crystal films on buffed polyimide alignment layers: A near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure investigation

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 11297-11305

  Weiss, Klaus ^a,b   Wöll, Christof ^a   Johannsmann, Diethelm ^c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; ANNEALING; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CRYSTALS; GRAPHITE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYIMIDES; TENSORS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

THIN LIQUID CRYSTAL FILMS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 0343431478     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1287908     Document Type: Article

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