Surface Driven Orientation Effect in NLC Cell
- 1 July 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 251 (1) , 209-218
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10587259408027204
Abstract
The surface driven effect of a director reorientation in a nematic liquid crystal (LC) cell caused by the light inuded anistropy in an aligning material is considered. The anisotropy was produced due to molecular phototransformations onto the aligning surface or into the LC bulk.Keywords
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