Predicting surface anchoring: molecular organization across a thin film of 5CB liquid crystal on silicon

Thermally induced nematic to isotropic (N–I) phase transition and dewetting of 5CB liquid crystal thin films on flat and topographically patterned substrates.

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Surface anchoring behavior of 5CB liquid crystal confined between iron surfaces: A molecular dynamics study

Applied Surface Science ◽

10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.145284 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 508 ◽

pp. 145284

Author(s):

Hui Chen ◽

Chonghai Xu ◽

Guangchun Xiao ◽

Zhaoqiang Chen ◽

Mingdong Yi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Molecular Dynamics ◽

Liquid Crystal ◽

Surface Anchoring ◽

5Cb Liquid Crystal

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High Performance Liquid Crystal on Silicon Spatial Light Modulator (LCOS-SLM) and Flicker Noise Reduction of Multiple Spots

Proceedings of the International Display Workshops ◽

10.36463/idw.2019.lct6-5l ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 282

Author(s):

Hiroshi Tanaka ◽

Hiroto Sakai ◽

Munenori Takumi ◽

Haruyoshi Toyoda

Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Noise Reduction ◽

High Performance ◽

Spatial Light Modulator ◽

Flicker Noise ◽

Light Modulator ◽

Liquid Crystal On Silicon

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Temperature influence on homogeneous instabilities in stationary shear flow of nematic liquid crystal with weak surface anchoring

Proceedings of the Mavlyutov Institute of Mechanics ◽

10.21662/uim2010.1.017 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. 191-201

Author(s):

I.Sh. Nasibullayev ◽

O.V. Urina

Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Shear Flow ◽

Nematic Liquid Crystal ◽

Effect Of Temperature ◽

External Fields ◽

Temperature Influence ◽

Surface Anchoring ◽

Weak Surface ◽

Surface Coupling

Plane stationary shear flow of the nematic liquid crystal with weak surface anchoring is investigated. The effect of temperature, external fields, and the nature of the surface coupling on the formation of orientation instabilities is investigated.

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Temperature influence on orientation dynamics of oscillatory Poiseuille flow of nematic liquid crystal

Proceedings of the Mavlyutov Institute of Mechanics ◽

10.21662/uim2010.1.015 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. 172-181

Author(s):

I.Sh. Nasibullayev ◽

U.R. Kamaletdinova

Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Nematic Liquid Crystal ◽

Poiseuille Flow ◽

External Influence ◽

Temperature Influence ◽

Surface Anchoring ◽

Orientation Behaviour ◽

Orientation Change ◽

Low Amplitude ◽

Flow Plane

In this work is studying temperature influence and surface anchoring in orientation behaviour of oscillatory Poiseuille flow of nematic liquid crystal (NLC) in the plane cell. Without external influence molecules lays along flow plane. Molecules orientation change and caused by this back-flow is studied by low-amplitude decomposition.

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Azimuthal Anchoring Strength in Photopatterned Alignment of a Nematic

Crystals ◽

10.3390/cryst11060675 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 675

Author(s):

H. Nilanthi Padmini ◽

Mojtaba Rajabi ◽

Sergij V. Shiyanovskii ◽

Oleg D. Lavrentovich

Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Point Defects ◽

Elastic Energy ◽

Separation Distance ◽

Thin Layers ◽

Uv Exposure ◽

Surface Anchoring ◽

Anchoring Strength ◽

Spatially Varying

Spatially-varying director fields have become an important part of research and development in liquid crystals. Characterization of the anchoring strength associated with a spatially-varying director is difficult, since the methods developed for a uniform alignment are seldom applicable. Here we characterize the strength of azimuthal surface anchoring produced by the photoalignment technique based on plasmonic metamsaks. The measurements used photopatterned arrays of topological point defects of strength +1 and −1 in thin layers of a nematic liquid crystal. The integer-strength defects split into pairs of half-integer defects with lower elastic energy. The separation distance between the split pair is limited by the azimuthal surface anchoring, which allows one to determine the strength of the latter. The strength of the azimuthal anchoring is proportional to the UV exposure time during the photoalignment of the azobenzene layer.

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