Selective orientation of discotic films by interface nucleation

Organic Electronics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 419-424

  Cour, Ishviene ^a   Pan, Zhenwen ^a   Lebruin, Lyndelle T ^b   Case, Martin A ^b   Furis, Madalina ^a   Headrick, Randall L ^a  

^a University of Vermont ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Discotic liquid crystals; Homeotropic; Nucleation; Space charge limited current; Supercooling; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CRYSTALS; NUCLEATION; SUPERCOOLING; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DISCOTIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; FILM/SUBSTRATE INTERFACE; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; HOLLOW CAPILLARIES; HOMEOTROPIC; HOMEOTROPIC ALIGNMENT; IN-PLANE ALIGNMENT; SPACE CHARGE LIMITED CURRENTS;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 84857012511     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2011.10.021     Document Type: Article

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