In situ prepared polymer films as alignment layers for nematic liquid crystals

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Pires, David ^a   Galerne, Yves ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE ET CHIMIE DES MATÉRIAUX DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROSSLINKING; IRRADIATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYMERIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

INTERACTION ENERGY; NONUNIFORM ALIGNMENT PATTERNS; PHOTOINITIATORS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33846108703     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2405735     Document Type: Article

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