Using a magneto-optical set-up, we study the birefringence of a wedge cell filled with room temperature nematic MBBA (methoxy benzylidene butyl aniline). The cell is constituted by a TGS (Triglycine sulfate) cleaved plate and a glass plate. The TGS is silane treated to give a homeotropic orientation. The antagonistic plate gives initially a planar alignment, and after some time a homeotropic one. In both cases, the homeotropic anchoring on TGS is found weak, with an extrapolation length L = 2.0 ± 0.2 μm. The anchoring follows the simple Rapini-Papoular form. No polar effect is found, neither from a possible surface polarization, nor from the change of orientation of the ferroelectric domains of the TGS plate.En utilisant un montage magnéto-...
In this work we report the observation of magnetically controlled anchoring of ferro-nematic suspens...
A method to determine the surface anchoring energy of a nematic liquid crystal is proposed. The tech...
Nematic liquid crystal confined to a wedge or edge is studied on the assumption that the confining s...
Using a magneto-optical set-up, we study the birefringence of a wedge cell filled with room temperat...
On the cleavage surface of ferroelectric triglycine sulphate (TGS) nematic MBBA aligns in different ...
Specific features of the anisotropic interaction between a nematic mixture and a polar surface of a ...
Sur la surface clivée du sulfate triglycine ferroélectrique (TGS) deux alignements distincts de cris...
The success of nematic liquid crystals in displays and optical applications is due to the combinatio...
We consider the ordering of molecular dipoles at a nematic surface and the influence of this orderin...
We measured the twist rotation at the wall-nematic liquid crystal interface in MBBA and ZLI 1738 sam...
Restricted Access.A hybrid aligned nematic liquid crystal sample presents a bulk flexo-electric pola...
The anchoring orientation of different liquid crystals in contact with poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PT...
We extend the wedge technique of Rivière et al. to measure the pretilt angle Φ and the (weak) anchor...
The surface anchoring of the nematic liquid crystal 5CB aligned tangentially on two different glass ...
Although the homeotropic alignment of liquid crystals is widely used in LCD TVs, no easy method exis...
In this work we report the observation of magnetically controlled anchoring of ferro-nematic suspens...
A method to determine the surface anchoring energy of a nematic liquid crystal is proposed. The tech...
Nematic liquid crystal confined to a wedge or edge is studied on the assumption that the confining s...
Using a magneto-optical set-up, we study the birefringence of a wedge cell filled with room temperat...
On the cleavage surface of ferroelectric triglycine sulphate (TGS) nematic MBBA aligns in different ...
Specific features of the anisotropic interaction between a nematic mixture and a polar surface of a ...
Sur la surface clivée du sulfate triglycine ferroélectrique (TGS) deux alignements distincts de cris...
The success of nematic liquid crystals in displays and optical applications is due to the combinatio...
We consider the ordering of molecular dipoles at a nematic surface and the influence of this orderin...
We measured the twist rotation at the wall-nematic liquid crystal interface in MBBA and ZLI 1738 sam...
Restricted Access.A hybrid aligned nematic liquid crystal sample presents a bulk flexo-electric pola...
The anchoring orientation of different liquid crystals in contact with poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PT...
We extend the wedge technique of Rivière et al. to measure the pretilt angle Φ and the (weak) anchor...
The surface anchoring of the nematic liquid crystal 5CB aligned tangentially on two different glass ...
Although the homeotropic alignment of liquid crystals is widely used in LCD TVs, no easy method exis...
In this work we report the observation of magnetically controlled anchoring of ferro-nematic suspens...
A method to determine the surface anchoring energy of a nematic liquid crystal is proposed. The tech...
Nematic liquid crystal confined to a wedge or edge is studied on the assumption that the confining s...