Structural and chemical characterization of fluorinated amorphous carbon films (a-C:F) as a liquid crystal alignment layer

Diamond and Related Materials

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2019-2024

  Ahn, Han Jin ^a   Kim, Jong Bok ^a   Hwang, Byoung Har ^a   Baik, Hong Koo ^a   Park, Jin Seol ^b   Kang, Daeseung ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Soongsil University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

a C:F; Display technologies; Fluorinated amorphous carbon; Surface characterization; Surface energy

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ALIGNMENT; AMORPHOUS CARBON; AMORPHOUS FILMS; ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CONTACT ANGLE; DIAMOND FILMS; DIAMONDS; FLUORINE; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GAS ABSORPTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; POWDERS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACES; TEXTURES; THICK FILMS; THIN FILMS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

A-C:F; DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES; FLUORINATED AMORPHOUS CARBON; SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION; SURFACE ENERGY;

CARBON FILMS;

EID: 54049132060     PISSN: 09259635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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