Surface nematic order induced by silane derivatives studied by second harmonic generation

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 372, Issue , 2001, Pages 294-303

  Soria, S ^a   Schuhmacher, D ^a   Marowsky, G ^a   Barberi, R ^b   Ciuchi, F ^b   Rasing, T ^c  

^a LASER LABORATORIUM GÖTTINGEN E V   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Nematic liquid crystals; Second harmonic generation; Silanes

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; HARMONIC GENERATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MONOLAYERS; SILANES; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ANCHORING PROPERTIES; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HARMONIC SIGNALS; REFLECTION GEOMETRY;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 11144237948     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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