The use of mould-templated surface structures for high-quality uniform-lying-helix liquid-crystal alignment

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 21, 2013, Pages

  Outram, B I ^a   Elston, S J ^a   Tuffin, R ^b   Siemianowski, S ^b   Snow, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Chilworth Technical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT SURFACES; CROSSED POLARIZERS; ELECTRO-OPTIC RESPONSE; INPLANE ROTATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT; TRANSVERSE FIELD; UNIFORM LYING HELIX; WIDE VIEWING ANGLE;

ALIGNMENT; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

SURFACE STRUCTURE;

EID: 84879335951     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4808341     Document Type: Article

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