Photocontrolled alignment of chiral nematic liquid crystals

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作者：
Ruslim, C [1 ]
Ichimura, K [1 ]
机构：
[1] Tokyo Inst Technol, Chem Resources Lab, Midori Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 2268503, Japan
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ADVANCED MATERIALS | 2001年 / 13卷 / 09期
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10.1002/1521-4095(200105)13:9<641::AID-ADMA641>3.0.CO;2-B
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O6 [化学];
学科分类号：
0703 ;
摘要：
Helix axes of chiral nematic liquid crystals (LCs) were aligned by the photoalignment technique. Optical microscopy analysis and azimuthal and polar birefringence measurements show that the helix axis aligns perpendicularly to the propagation direction of the incident non-polarized light.
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页码：641 / 644
页数：4
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