Electro– and photosensitive azopolymer for alignment of liquid crystals
Author(s) -
Denis Kasyanyuk,
Н. А. Давиденко,
Yu. Kurioz,
Irina Savchenko,
Yuriy Reznikov
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.23.026660
Subject(s) - materials science , polymer , liquid crystal , optics , anisotropy , optoelectronics , irradiation , composite material , physics , nuclear physics
We report an electro- and photosensitive metal containing polymer material for alignment of liquid crystals (LCs). Irradiation with polarized light and/or application of dc-field result in an anisotropy of the polymer and formation of an easy orientation axes of a LC on the polymer surface. The light-induced anisotropy of the polymer and the LC anchoring on the polymer surface can be controlled by the low dc-field at room temperature.
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