Orientational microgrooves generated by plasma beam irradiation at surface of polymer films to align liquid crystals

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 2: Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 24-28, 2006, Pages

  Lin, Song Shiang ^a,b   Lee, Yu Der ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Irradiation; Liquid crystal alignment; Microgrooves; Plasma beam; Surface morphology

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYMERS; SURFACES;

ANODE LAYER THRUSTER (ALT); AZIMUTHAL ANCHORING ENERGY; LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT; MICROGROOVES; PLASMA BEAM; POLYMER FILMS;

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

EID: 33746290738     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.45.L708     Document Type: Article

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