Abstract
A periodic-striped pattern was induced in the nematic composites including a small amount of a liquid crystalline polymer by applying an electric field in the direction perpendicular to the substrate surface of the cell in which the molecules were uniaxially oriented in the plane by rubbing treatment. The striped pattern is assumed to be formed by field-induced director rotation in opposite senses. After removing the electric field, the striped pattern was persisted by a pinning effect of the polymer. The period of the striped pattern increased linearly with cell thickness. The result indicates that there is a strong correlation between the director distortions out of-plane and in-plane.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 1792 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Event | 55th SPSJ Annual Meeting - Nagoya, Japan Duration: May 24 2006 → May 26 2006 |
Other
| Other | 55th SPSJ Annual Meeting |
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| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Nagoya |
| Period | 5/24/06 → 5/26/06 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Engineering(all)