Bistable director alignments of nematic liquid crystals confined in frustrated substrates.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.95.012706
Abstract: We studied in-plane bistable alignments of nematic liquid crystals confined by two frustrated surfaces by means of Monte Carlo simulations of the Lebwohl-Lasher spin model. The surfaces are prepared with orientational checkerboard patterns, on which… read more here.
Keywords: director; director field; nematic liquid; crystals confined ... See more keywords