Effect of polyimide layer surfaces on pretilt angles and polar anchoring energy of liquid crystals

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Gwag, Jin Seog ^a   Kim, Jae Chang ^a   Yoon, Tae Hoon ^a   Cho, Seong Jin ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungsung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

ANCHORING ENERGY; CRYSTAL MOLECULES; CRYSTAL TILT ANGLE; POLYIMIDE LAYERS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33751102621     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2372229     Document Type: Article

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