Reverse tilt domains in liquid crystal cells with a splayed director configuration

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Lee, Seo Hern ^a   Yoon, Tae Hoon ^a   Kim, Jae Chang ^a   Lee, Gi Dong ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CRYSTAL GROWTH; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; TENSORS;

CRYSTAL CELLS; DIRECTOR CONFIGURATION; MECHANICAL PARALLEL RUBBING; PRETILT ANGLE; REVERSE TILT DOMAINS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33749368954     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2337159     Document Type: Article

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