MOLECULAR ORDERING IN A LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MATERIAL VISUALIZED BY SCANNING ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY

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HEYNDERICKX, I [1 ]
BROER, DJ [1 ]
TERVOORTENGELEN, Y [1 ]
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[1] EINDHOVEN UNIV TECHNOL,CTR POLYMERS & COMPOSITES,5600 MB EINDHOVEN,NETHERLANDS
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10.1007/BF01105112
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T [工业技术];
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The molecular ordering in the bulk of a low molar mass-type liquid crystalline (LC) material is visualized by examining with scanning electron microscopy LC diacrylate films, in which the low molar mass-type LC ordering is fixed by UV polymerization. Micrographs of the fracture surfaces of these films exhibit a fine texture, illustrating the presence of a layered structure in the samples. This layered structure correlates with the director orientation in LC materials aligned by surface interaction.
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