Anchoring strength coefficient of a monomer and its dimer at a polymer-coated interface
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 11 (1) , 63-71
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02678299208028970
Abstract
The dialkoxyphenylbenzoate monomer ‘5005’ (C5H11OC6H4COOC6H4OC5H11) and its dimer were aligned parallel to a buffed polyimide-coated glass substrate. A magnetically induced Freedericksz transition in both thick and thin cells was used in conjunction with a capacitance technique to determine the anchoring strength coefficient Was a function of temperature in the nematic phase. It was found that for both monomer and dimer, Wincreases with decreasing temperature. The anchoring coefficient for the dimer, however, was found to be an order of magnitude larger than for the monomer at comparable reduced temperatures. The splay elastic moduli were also determined for both species, and found to be of comparable magnitude, consistent with previous results.Keywords
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