Peculiar orientation of nematic liquid crystals on rubbed polyvinylimidazole

Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2149-2157

  Frunza, S ^a   Beica, T ^a   Moldovan, R ^a,b   Zgura, I ^a   Frunza, L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS PHYSICS   (Romania)

^b ACADEMY OF ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS   (Romania)

Author keywords

Alignment layers; Cyan end group; Methoxy end group; Nematic liquid crystals; Rubbed polyvinyl imidazole

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; DROPS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

ALIGNMENT LAYERS; DISCLINATION LINES; END GROUPS; POLARIZING MICROSCOPES; POLYVINYLIMIDAZOLE; RUBBED FILMS; RUBBED POLYVINYL IMIDAZOLE; RUBBING DIRECTION;

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 24644468144     PISSN: 14544164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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