INFLUENCE OF THE SURFACE-TOPOGRAPHY ON THE SURFACE TRANSITIONS IN NEMATICS

被引:11
作者
BARBERO, G
BEICA, T
ALEXEIONESCU, AL
MOLDOVAN, R
机构
[1] INST PHYS & TECHNOL MAT, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
[2] INST POLYTECH GH GHEORGHIU DEJ, DEPT PHYS, R-77216 BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
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10.1080/02678299308027820
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
In quasi-homeotropic oriented liquid crystal cells, obtained by oblique SiO deposition on glass and surfactant added to the nematic, a continuous tilt angle versus temperature change followed by an abrupt surface transition was observed. At room temperature, the sip of the tilt angle measured from the normal to the surface depends on the SiO deposition angle. A model for the temperature dependence of the tilt angle is proposed.
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页数:10
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