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Orientation And Surface Anchoring Of Nematic Liquid Crystals On Linearly Polymerized Photopolymers, H. G. Galabova, David W. Allender, J. Chen
Orientation And Surface Anchoring Of Nematic Liquid Crystals On Linearly Polymerized Photopolymers, H. G. Galabova, David W. Allender, J. Chen
David W Allender
The liquid crystal orientation on a poly(vinyl cinnamate) or poly(vinyl 4-methoxy-cinnamate) coated solid substrate exposed to linearly polarized UV light has been studied. The angular distribution of the polymer side chains and the photoreaction products was derived as a function of exposure time using a simple assumption about the probability for crosslinking of two side chains. The liquid crystal was assumed to be weakly anchored to the surface but have a degree of order and orientation determined from those of the polymer side chains. The polar and the azimuthal surface coefficients were estimated as a function of exposure time using …
Pretransitional Nematic Ordering In Liquid Crystals With Dispersed Polymer Networks, Y. K. Fung, A. Borstnik, S. Zumer, Deng-Ke Yang, J. William Doane
Pretransitional Nematic Ordering In Liquid Crystals With Dispersed Polymer Networks, Y. K. Fung, A. Borstnik, S. Zumer, Deng-Ke Yang, J. William Doane
Deng-Ke Yang
The birefringence induced by partially ordered polymer networks dispersed in an isotropic phase of liquid crystals is studied. Polymer networks were formed by the polymerization of 1-4 % mixtures of prepolymer in the nematic phase of liquid crystals. The partial nematic (paranematic) ordering is analyzed in terms of the Landau-de Gennes approach using a simple model of an array of thin fibrils, which can, on a large scale, form bundles of polymer-rich material. The comparison of the theory and birefringence data clearly shows that the main building bloc of the network is a few nanometers thick fibril. The average thickness …
Tilted Photoalignment Of A Nematic Liquid Crystal Induced By A Magnetic Field, Denis Andrienko, Yuri Kurioz, Yuri Reznikov, Charles Rosenblatt, Rolfe Petschek, Oleg Lavrentovich, Darius Subacius
Tilted Photoalignment Of A Nematic Liquid Crystal Induced By A Magnetic Field, Denis Andrienko, Yuri Kurioz, Yuri Reznikov, Charles Rosenblatt, Rolfe Petschek, Oleg Lavrentovich, Darius Subacius
Oleg Lavrentovich
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. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.
Light Induced Structures In Liquid Crystalline Side-Chain Polymers With Azobenzene Functional Groups, O. Yaroschuk, Tatiana Sergan, J. Lindau, S. Lee, J. Kelly, Liang-Chy Chien
Light Induced Structures In Liquid Crystalline Side-Chain Polymers With Azobenzene Functional Groups, O. Yaroschuk, Tatiana Sergan, J. Lindau, S. Lee, J. Kelly, Liang-Chy Chien
Liang-Chy Chien
We applied ellipsometry to study the distribution of azobenzene fragments in the films of two types of comblike polymers with azobenzene moieties in the side chains before and after ultraviolet ~UV! light irradiation. The polymer with an alkyl chain at the end of the azobenzene fragment forms structures with preferred homeotropic alignment of the fragments. Irradiation of this polymer with nonpolarized UV light at normal incidence induces a homeotropic alignment of azobenzene fragments. Oblique irradiation induces tilted structures. Polarized UV light irradiation at normal beam incidence induces biaxial structures with a fanlike distribution of azobenzene fragments and preferably out-of-plane alignment. …
Control Of Nematic Director Orientation By Exposing Rubbed Polyimide Films To Linearly Polarized Ultraviolet Light, Jae-Hoon Kim, Yushan Shi, Satyendra Kumar, Sin-Doo Lee
Control Of Nematic Director Orientation By Exposing Rubbed Polyimide Films To Linearly Polarized Ultraviolet Light, Jae-Hoon Kim, Yushan Shi, Satyendra Kumar, Sin-Doo Lee
Satyendra Kumar
The delicate interplay between the effects of mechanical rubbing and subsequent photo-induced chemical reactions on polyimide films has been studied for aligning liquid crystals. Exposure to linearly polarized ultraviolet (LPUV) light was found to profoundly alter the direction and the degree of molecular orientations obtained by rubbing. A simple model is presented to describe the observed changes in the director orientation. The results show that LPUV exposure can be very effectively used to control and fine-tune liquid crystal alignment.
Dynamics Of Molecular Exchange Between Aligning Adsorbed Film Of Liquid Crystal And The Bulk, Rui Guo, Yuriy Reznikov, Kostyantyn Slyusarenko, Satyendra Kumar
Dynamics Of Molecular Exchange Between Aligning Adsorbed Film Of Liquid Crystal And The Bulk, Rui Guo, Yuriy Reznikov, Kostyantyn Slyusarenko, Satyendra Kumar
Satyendra Kumar
The liquid crystal (LC) originally filled in thin cells is replaced by a different LC having a drastically different pretilt angle. The mechanism of desorption/adsorption of LC molecules from/on the adsorbed LC film at the substrate changes the composition of the adsorbed layer and thus the pretilt angle. The time dependence of molecular pretilt angle at solid surfaces of homogeneously aligned LC cells is measured. The characteristic molecular exchange time depends on the coefficients of desorption of the first LC. The results presented here provide an important insight into the molecular exchange between solid surface and bulk fluid. (C) 2008 …