Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-15-1996
Abstract
A nematic liquid crystalline cell utilizing a substrate coated with polyvinylcinnamate was subjected to UV polarized light in the presence of a magnetic field. After removing the cell from the field it was found that the pretilt angle was large and both temporally and thermally robust. Irradiation in the absence of a field resulted in a rapid decay of the pretilt angle to zero, corresponding to planar alignment.
Publication Title
Applied Physics Letters
Rights
© 1996 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Applied Physics Letters 68:16, 2201-2203 and may be found at http://link.aip.org/link/doi/10.1063/1.116012
Recommended Citation
Yuriy Reznikov, Rolfe G. Petschek, Charles Rosenblatt; Magnetic field‐mediated alignment of a nematic liquid crystal at a polymer surface exposed to ultraviolet light. Appl. Phys. Lett. 15 April 1996; 68 (16): 2201–2203. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.116012