Abstract
The alignment of liquid crystalline molecules at the interface between liquid crystal and polyimide surface was investigated on the basis of an optical second-harmonic generation method. It was confirmed for the first time that a uniform alignment of liquid crystalline molecules with a pretilt of about 10° was achieved by simply flowing the liquid crystal on the polyimide-coated substrate surface which produced no pretilt by a standard rubbing treatment.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1501-1505 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | polymer |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 1996 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry
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Kikuchi, H., Agawa, M., Kuriyama, K., & Kajiyama, T. (1996). Flow-induced high pretilt alignment of liquid crystalline molecules on polymer surface evaluated by optical second-harmonic generation. polymer, 37(8), 1501-1505. https://doi.org/10.1016/0032-3861(96)81149-9