Direct alignment of liquid crystal molecules using an atomic force microscope

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 729-731

  Nishiyama, Itaru ^a   Yoshida, Norio ^a   Otani, Yukitoshi ^a   Umeda, Norihiro ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alignment control; Atomic force microscope; Birefringence; Liquid crystal; Rubbing; Scanning near field optical microscope

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIREFRINGENCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMER FILMS;

ALIGNMENT CONTROL; SCANNING NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPE; SUB-MICROMETER RESOLUTION;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 34547921325     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.46.729     Document Type: Article

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