Molecular alignment in monolayers of mixtures of cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals on MoS2 substrate

Authors
Taki, S Sagara, K Kadotani, T Kai, S
Citation
S. Taki et al., Molecular alignment in monolayers of mixtures of cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals on MoS2 substrate, J PHYS JPN, 68(3), 1999, pp. 709-711
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
ISSN journal
00319015 → ACNP
Volume
68
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
709 - 711
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9015(199903)68:3<709:MAIMOM>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Systematic observations are carried out on the molecular alignment in monol ayers of mixtures of n-cyanobiphenyl (nCB) liquid crystals such as n =7CB t o 12CB on a molybdenum disulfide substrate (MoS2) using a scanning tunnelin g microscope. Several different types of specific alignments of the mixture s are observed depending on the mixture rate and the combination of nCB. Th ere are also mixture combinations in which no specific alignment is observe d.