Surface azimuthal anchoring energy between the grating surface and nematic liquid crystal layer studied by finite element method

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

Volumn 43, Issue 7 A, 2004, Pages 4310-4311

  Ohta, Yasuyuki ^a   Tanaka, Norihiko ^a   Kimura, Munehiro ^a   Akahane, Tadashi ^a  

^a NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Azimuthal anchoring energy; Finite element method; Nematic liquid crystal; Surface relief grating

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TOPOLOGY;

AZIMUTHAL ANCHORING ENERGY; ELASTIC THEORY; GRATING SURFACE; SURFACE RELIEF GRATING;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 4644296177     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.43.4310     Document Type: Article

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