Multistable alignment states in nematic liquid crystal filled wells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Tsakonas, C ^a   Davidson, A J ^b   Brown, C V ^a   Mottram, N J ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DEFECTS;

DIRECTOR ORIENTATION; LINE DEFECTS; MULTISTABLE ALIGNMENT STATES; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL FILLED WELLS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33947320772     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2713140     Document Type: Article

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