Role of surface hydrophobicity in pretilt angle control of polymer-stabilized liquid crystal alignment systems

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 26, 2013, Pages 13474-13478

  Liu, Bang Yan ^a   Chen, Li Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCING CONTACT ANGLE; APPLIED VOLTAGES; CHAIN-LIKE CLUSTER; MONOMER CONCENTRATION; POLYMER BUMPS; POLYMER STABILIZED LIQUID CRYSTALS; PRE-TILT ANGLE; SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY;

CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MONOMERS;

ALIGNMENT;

EID: 84879806785     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp403002d     Document Type: Article

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