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 |
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- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry
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Flow-induced high pretilt alignment of liquid crystalline molecules on polymer surface evaluated by optical second-harmonic generation. / Kikuchi, Hirotsugu; Agawa, Maki; Kuriyama, Keisuke; Kajiyama, Tisato.
In: polymer, Vol. 37, No. 8, 01.01.1996, p. 1501-1505.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Flow-induced high pretilt alignment of liquid crystalline molecules on polymer surface evaluated by optical second-harmonic generation
AU - Kikuchi, Hirotsugu
AU - Agawa, Maki
AU - Kuriyama, Keisuke
AU - Kajiyama, Tisato
PY - 1996/1/1
Y1 - 1996/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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