Planar degenerated anchoring of liquid crystals obtained by surface memorypassivation

Authors
Dozov, I Stoenescu, DN Lamarque-Forget, S Martinot-Lagarde, P Polossat, E
Citation
I. Dozov et al., Planar degenerated anchoring of liquid crystals obtained by surface memorypassivation, APPL PHYS L, 77(25), 2000, pp. 4124-4126
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00036951 → ACNP
Volume
77
Issue
25
Year of publication
2000
Pages
4124 - 4126
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(200012)77:25<4124:PDAOLC>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Weak anchoring of liquid crystals on solid substrates is usually dominated by the surface memory. We show that the memory can be removed by surface pa ssivation by silane molecules. We realize planar, azimuthally degenerated, and memory-free anchorings without pretilt. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(00)03952-8].