Superior optical properties of homogeneous liquid crystal alignment on a tin (IV) oxide surface sequentially modulated via Ion Beam irradiation

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 21594-21602

  Kang, Young Gu ^a   Park, Hong Gyu ^a   Kim, Hyung Jun ^a   Kim, Young Hwan ^a   Oh, Byeong Yun ^a   Kim, Byoung Yong ^a   Kim, Dai Hyun ^a   Seo, Dae Shik ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOLECULES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYIMIDES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TIN; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BEAM IRRADIATED POLYIMIDE; ELECTRO-OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; HOMOGENEOUS LIQUIDS; ION BEAM IRRADIATION; IRRADIATION ENERGY DENSITY; OXIDE SURFACE; PRE-TILT ANGLE; RADIO FREQUENCY MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; SURFACE ENERGIES;

ION BEAMS;

EID: 78049489798     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.021594     Document Type: Article

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