Thickness dependence of the anchoring energy of a nematic cell

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 16, 2013, Pages

  Ataalla, R M S ^a   Barbero, G ^b   Komitov, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCHORING ENERGIES; ANCHORING ENERGY STRENGTH; CELL GAP THICKNESS; CELL THICKNESS; EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELD; NEMATIC LIQUIDS; SANDWICH CELLS; THICKNESS DEPENDENCE;

CYTOLOGY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

CELLS;

EID: 84877245695     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4802677     Document Type: Article

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