Numerical simulation of a twisted nematic cell constructed from micropatterned substrates

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 475, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-11

  Atherton, T J ^a   Sambles, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elastic anisotropy; Micropatterned surfaces; Nematic; TN cell

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

ELASTIC ANISOTROPY; MICROPATTERNED SUBSTRATES; NEMATIC CELLS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 38849146532     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: 15635287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400701732308     Document Type: Conference Paper

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