Bistable alignment of nematic liquid crystals around microscopic posts

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 412, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Kitson, S C ^a   Geisow, A D ^a  

^a HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bistability; Liquid crystal; Microstructure; Nematic

Indexed keywords

COSTS; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DISPLAY DEVICES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SWITCHING; TRANSISTORS;

BISTABILITY; CONTROLLED SWITCHING; HIGH RESOLUTION; NEMATICS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 12844251958     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400490439761     Document Type: Conference Paper

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