Anomalous temperature-dependent anchoring in liquid crystals mediated by thermodynamic smectic wetting sheets
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DOI: 10.1063/1.4998649
Abstract: We present an unusual temperature dependence of polar anchoring torque in a nematic liquid crystal contacting with a perfluoropolymer surface. Whereas the anchoring torque is conventionally expected to increase with decreasing temperature, we show that… read more here.
Keywords: anchoring torque; temperature; smectic wetting; wetting sheets ... See more keywords
Enhancement of polar anchoring strength in a graphene-nematic suspension and its effect on nematic electro-optic switching.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.96.012707
Abstract: A small quantity of monolayer graphene flakes is doped in a nematic liquid crystal (LC), and the effective polar anchoring strength coefficient between the LC and the alignment substrate is found to increase by an… read more here.
Keywords: graphene; electro optic; nematic electro; polar anchoring ... See more keywords