Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1998

Abstract

Nematic liquid crystal cells with polyvinyl cinnamate coated substrates were subjected to ultraviolet light. When this was done in the presence of an oblique magnetic field the photoalignment was found to be temporally and thermally robust, with a large pretilt angle and weak polar anchoring. Moreover, two easy axes with equal and opposite pretilt angle were obtained, such that a magnetic field could switch the director from one easy axis to the other.

Publication Title

Journal of Applied Physics

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© 1998 American Institute of Physics. After publication by AIP, the author is required to post the following copyright notice: "Copyright 1998 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 Journal of Applied Physics 83:1, 50-55 and may be found at [http://link.aip.org/link/doi/10.1063/1.366700]." More info on creating links found here: http://www.aip.org/pubservs/web_posting_guidelines.html#notices

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