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Overlaying quite a few sensible functions as but no longer coated in any unmarried resource of knowledge, this monograph discusses the significance of viscous and elastic homes for functions in either demonstrate and non-display applied sciences. The very recognized authors are significant avid gamers during this box of analysis and pay targeted awareness the following to using liquid crystals in fiber optic units as utilized in telecommunication circuits.
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Liq. , 99, 53. 15 Yokoyama, H. A. (1985) A novel method for determining the anchoring energy function at a nematic liquid crystal wall from director distortions at high fields. J. Appl. , 57, 4520. j43 j45 3 Flows of Anisotropic Liquids In this chapter, we will focus on linear and nonlinear phenomena arising from liquid crystal flows. In accordance with the global idea of the book, we will pay attention mainly to the effects that are interesting from a viewpoint of practical applications. We will start with a general description of Couette and Poiseuille shear flows of liquid crystals and emphasize their difference from the similar isotropic liquid flows.
The pretilt angle irreversibly increases with temperature due to the increase in the flexibility of the polymer side chains. The effect is more pronounced in case of larger dielectric constants of liquid crystals [7]. 17b). At present, the tilt angle produced by practical rubbing methods is about few degrees. Hence, a technique that induces higher tilt angles is required. The idea of nanodomains and the mixing of vertical and homogeneous alignment polyimide materials together to achieve high pretilt liquid crystal angles was developed [10].
This is a problem in practical production. The important point is how to decrease surface undulations. Langmuir–Blodgett films are interesting for research in surface material science, and the surfaces of the films have many unknown properties [7]. j33 j 2 Physical Backgrounds for Practical Applications of Liquid Crystals 34 The photoaligning technique proves to possess visible advantages in comparison with the usually applied rubbing treatment of the substrates of the liquid crystal display cells.