Anchoring energy enhancement and pretilt angle control of liquid crystal alignment on polymerized surfaces

We demonstrate enhanced surface anchoring energy and control of pretilt angle in a nematic liquid crystal cell with vertical alignment and polymerized surfaces (PS-VA). The polymerized surfaces are formed by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation-induced phase separation of a minute amount of a reactive monom...

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Main Authors: Libo Weng, Pei-Chun Liao, Chen-Chun Lin, Tien-Lun Ting, Wen-Hao Hsu, Jenn-Jia Su, Liang-Chy Chien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2015-09-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4932153