Liquid crystal surface alignments by using ion beam sputtered magnetic thin films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Wu, Hsin Ying ^a   Pan, Ru Pin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION BEAMS; ION BOMBARDMENT; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MAGNETIC FILMS; SPUTTERING; THIN FILMS;

DIAMAGNETIC NEMATOGENIC MOLECULES; ION BEAM BOMBARDMENT; ION BEAM SPUTTERED MAGNETIC THIN FILMS; LIQUID CRYSTAL SURFACE ALIGNMENTS;

SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548046013     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2770763     Document Type: Article

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