TILTED HOMEOTROPIC ALIGNMENT OF LIQUID-CRYSTAL MOLECULES USING THE RUBBING METHOD

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作者
SEKI, H
ITOH, Y
UCHIDA, T
MASUDA, Y
机构
[1] JES CO LTD, YOKOTE, AKITA 01913, JAPAN
[2] TOHOKU UNIV, FAC ENGN, DEPT ELECTR ENGN, AOBA KU, SENDAI, MIYAGI 980, JAPAN
关键词
LIQUID CRYSTAL; TILTED HOMEOTROPIC ALIGNMENT; GUEST-HOST INTERACTION; RUBBING; POSITIVE DISPLAY; TILT ANGLE; NEGATIVE DIELECTRIC ANISOTROPY; OBLIQUE EVAPORATION; ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED BIREFRINGENCE; SUPER HOMEOTROPIC LCDS;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.29.L2236
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
It is well known that slightly tilted homeotropic alignment of liquid-crystal molecules is obtained by oblique evaporation followed by homeotropic treatment. However, this method has disadvantages in obtaining large area uniformity and productivity because of the requirement of large vacuum equipment. In this paper, a new alignment technique of slightly tilted homeotropic alignment using the rubbing method (THR method) is proposed, and its applicability to display devices is discussed.
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页码:L2236 / L2238
页数:3
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