OBSERVATION OF AN ANCHORING TRANSITION IN A DISCOTIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL

Authors
PEROVA TS VIJ JK KOCOT A
Citation
Ts. Perova et al., OBSERVATION OF AN ANCHORING TRANSITION IN A DISCOTIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL, Europhysics letters (Print), 44(2), 1998, pp. 198-204
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Europhysics letters (Print) → ACNP
ISSN journal
02955075
Volume
44
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
198 - 204
Database
ISI
SICI code
0295-5075(1998)44:2<198:OOAATI>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We report the anchoring transition in a discotic liquid crystal, hexap entyloxytriphenylene (HPT), from edge-on to side-on alignment in a dis cotic phase. The topology, easy direction of orientation and the coati ng of the substrate with a polymer are the determining factors for the alignment and the anchoring transition in a discotic liquid crystal.