Tunable surface wettability of ZnO nanoparticle arrays for controlling the alignment of liquid crystals

YF Chung, MZ Chen, SH Yang… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The control of the liquid crystal (LC) alignment is very important for both academic research
and practical applications. LC molecules aligned on the ZnO nanoparticle arrays (ZnO …

High-resolution light field imaging based on liquid crytal microlens arrays with ZnO microstructure orientation

Y He, H Li, W Qian, Y Wu - Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
We proposed a liquid crystal (LC) microlens array (MLA) based on zinc oxide (ZnO)
microstructure orientation and used it in a light field imaging system. The system uses …

Pretilt angle control for single-cell-gap transflective liquid crystal cells

TJ Chen, KL Chu - Applied physics letters, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
Doping a minute amount of photocurable monomers in a liquid crystal (LC) cell, we can
stabilize the LC alignment after UV exposure by forming a LC pretilt layer on the substrate …

Vertical alignment of liquid crystals with negative dielectric anisotropy on an inorganic thin film with a hydrophilic surface

BH Hwang, HJ Ahn, SJ Rho, SS Chae, HK Baik - Langmuir, 2009 - ACS Publications
The vertical alignment of liquid crystals having negative dielectric anisotropy on an
amorphous silicon oxide (a-SiO x) thin film is the consequence of the anisotropic interaction …

Polyimide blend alignment layers for control of liquid crystal pretilt angle through baking

H Kang, JS Park, EH Sohn, D Kang, C Rosenblatt… - Polymer, 2009 - Elsevier
Polyimide films were used for liquid crystal (LC) alignment layers to control LC pretilt angles
over the full range (8°–90°). The pretilt angles could be controlled using polyimide films …

[PDF][PDF] Perfluoropolymer surface for shock-free homeotropic alignment of smectic liquid crystals

SM Jeong, JK Kim, Y Shimbo, F Araoka, S Dhara… - Advanced …, 2010 - surajitdhara.in
In order to use liquid crystals (LCs) in practical applications such as liquid crystal displays
(LCDs) and photonic optical devices, a uniform director orientation of LC molecules is …

The directional peeling effect of nanostructured rigiflex molds on liquid‐crystal devices: liquid‐crystal alignment and optical properties

JB Kim, JR Lim, JS Park, HJ Ahn… - Advanced Functional …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We report a new strategy, the directional peeling of a rigiflex mold with a nanostructure, to
overcome several problems with general patterning techniques for liquid‐crystal (LC) …

Nematic structures under conical anchoring at various director tilt angles specified by polymethacrylate compositions

DA Kostikov, MN Krakhalev, OO Prishchepa… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dependence of the director tilt angle of nematic liquid crystal (LC) under conical anchoring
from the two-component polymer mixture composition has been studied. We varied the ratio …

[PDF][PDF] Аморфный гидрогенизированный углерод и его применение в оптических устройствах

ЕА Коншина - СПб.: НИУ ИТМО, 2010 - books.ifmo.ru
Технология химического осаждения паров (chemical vapor deposition–CVD) с помощью
низкотемпературной плазмы тлеющего разряда является одной из перспективных …

Pretilt angle modulation of liquid crystals based on single crystal rubrene with incorporation of homeotropic polyimides

R Nawaz, CJ Hsu, CY Huang - Optics Express, 2024 - opg.optica.org
The alignment control of liquid crystals (LCs) is critical for various practical applications. The
pretilt angle modulation of LCs typically requires a mechanical rubbing on substrates to …