Alignment and anchoring transition of liquid crystals on the surface of self-assembled block copolymer films with periodic defects

被引：7
作者：
Park, Ji-Woong [1 ]
Cho, Jinchul [1 ]
Thomas, Edwin L. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Gwangju Inst Sci & Technol, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Kwangju, South Korea
[2] MIT, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
来源：
SOFT MATTER | 2008年 / 4卷 / 04期
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D O I：
10.1039/b718482d
中图分类号：
O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];
学科分类号：
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
Patterned alignment of the nematic and uniform homeotropic alignment of the smectic LC occur on the periodic bend-splay Nee l wall defect pattern of a rod-coil copolymer substrate surface.
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页码：739 / 743
页数：5
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