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Alignment of a nematic liquid crystal on nano‐grooved material
Author(s) -
Gwag Jin Seog,
Yi Jonghoon,
Kwon Jin Hyuk,
Yoneya Makoto,
Yokoyama Hiroshi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.32568
Subject(s) - liquid crystal , materials science , lithography , groove (engineering) , nano , optics , liquid crystal display , crystal (programming language) , surface (topology) , nanotechnology , composite material , optoelectronics , physics , geometry , mathematics , metallurgy , computer science , programming language
We demonstrate the alignment characteristics of a nematic liquid crystal on the surface of a nanoimprinted material that is a functionally graduated composite suitable for the alignment of a liquid crystal on a groove surface processed by nanoimprinting lithography. With the electro‐optic characteristics shown in twisted nematic and in‐plane switching modes, the potential liquid crystal applications are examined. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011