Order parameters of liquid crystal on the rubbing surfaces of alignment layers

Liquid crystal (LC) alignment is most important in LC devices. In this paper, we quantitatively analyze the LC scalar order parameters on the rubbed surface of an alignment layer. Careful measurement of dichroic infrared absorbance is performed. The result gives the evidence that the order parameter...

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Published inScience China. Technological sciences Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 654 - 660
Main Authors Xuan, Li, Wu, Rina, Peng, Zenghui, Yu, Tao, Zhang, Li, Ruan, Shengping, Tatsuo, Uchida
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.2002
Subjects
alignment
crystal
layer
liquid
order
parameters
rubbed
surface
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ISSN1674-7321
1869-1900
DOI10.1360/02ye9074

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Summary:Liquid crystal (LC) alignment is most important in LC devices. In this paper, we quantitatively analyze the LC scalar order parameters on the rubbed surface of an alignment layer. Careful measurement of dichroic infrared absorbance is performed. The result gives the evidence that the order parameter of LC just on the rubbed alignment film is only 1/3-1/2 that in the LC bulk.
Bibliography:O4
11-5845/TH
ISSN:1674-7321
1869-1900
DOI:10.1360/02ye9074