Dynamic of surface-mediated director reorientation in a cell with dye doped liquid crystal

被引:5
作者
Fedorenko, D
Ouskova, E
Reznikov, Y
Reshetnyak, V
Lucchetti, L
Simoni, F
机构
[1] Natl Acad Sci Ukraine, Inst Phys, UA-03039 Kiev, Ukraine
[2] Kyiv Natl Taras Shevchenko Univ, UA-03022 Kiev, Ukraine
[3] Univ Politecn Marche, Dipartimento Fis & Ingn Mat & Terr, I-60131 Ancona, Italy
[4] Univ Politecn Marche, INFM, I-60131 Ancona, Italy
关键词
adsorption; desorption; dye doped liquid crystal; light-induced anchoring; nematic liquid crystal;
D O I
10.1080/15421400490501851
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
We report on investigation of a light-induced anchoring of dye-doped liquid crystal (LC) in nematic phase. Contributions of light-induced dye adsorption and desorption processes as well as of the bulk-induced reorientation effect were separated by choosing specific geometries of the light irradiation. We propose a model that explains peculiarities of light-induced easy axis producing in nematic phase which differs from one in isotropic phase due to presence of anisotropic dark-adsorbed layer and effective bulk-induced director reorientation.
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页数:8
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