Tailoring monodomain in blue phase liquid crystal by surface pinning effect

Applied Physics Express

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Nayek, Prasenjit ^a   Jeong, Heon ^a   Park, Hye Ryung ^a   Kang, Shin Woong ^a   Lee, Seung Hee ^a   Park, Heung Shik ^b   Lee, Hyuck Jin ^b   Kim, Hee Seop ^b  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUE PHASE; COHERENCE LENGTHS; ELASTIC FREE ENERGY; KERR CONSTANTS; LOW OPERATING VOLTAGE; MONODOMAINS; MULTI DOMAINS; OPERATING VOLTAGE; POLYCRYSTALLINE; RUBBED SURFACE; SURFACE ANCHORING EFFECT; SURFACE PINNING EFFECTS; TOPOLOGICAL DEFECT; TRANSMISSION EFFICIENCY;

HYSTERESIS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TOPOLOGY;

SURFACE DEFECTS;

EID: 84861365960     PISSN: 18820778     EISSN: 18820786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/APEX.5.051701     Document Type: Article

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