Spontaneous and stable uniform lying helix liquid-crystal alignment

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Outram, B I ^a   Elston, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUE PHASE; ELECTROOPTICAL RESPONSE; FIELD APPLICATION; FLEXOELECTRO-OPTIC EFFECT; FLOW INDUCED ALIGNMENT; GROOVED SURFACES; HOMEOTROPIC ALIGNMENT; ISOTROPIC PHASE; LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT; NEGATIVE DIELECTRIC ANISOTROPY; SLOW COOLING; UNIFORM LYING HELIX;

ALIGNMENT; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS;

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EID: 84873652755     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4784016     Document Type: Article

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