Ring patterns in liquid crystals aligned by phase-separated two-component monolayers

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 395, Issue , 2012, Pages 32-37

  Bera, Tanmay ^a   Liang, Wenlang ^a   Fang, Jiyu ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid crystal alignments; Phase separated organosilane monolayers

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; LIQUID CRYSTALS; SEPARATION;

CONTINUOUS PHASE; EDGE EFFECT; HOMEOTROPIC ALIGNMENT; LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT; ORGANOSILANE MONOLAYERS; RING PATTERNS; TWO-COMPONENT;

MONOLAYERS;

4' PENTYL 4 CYNOBIPHENYL; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; ORGANOSILANE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84855874078     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.11.035     Document Type: Article

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