Periodic reverse-twist nematic domains obtained by microrubbing patterns

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 5415-5419

  Honma, Michinori ^a   Yamamoto, Keisuke ^a   Nose, Toshiaki ^a  

^a AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELASTICITY; FREE ENERGY; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLARIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ELASTIC MATERIALS; MICROGRAPHS; MICRORUBBING PATTERNS; NEMATIC PHASE;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 9944242348     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1803946     Document Type: Article

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