Nanomesh aluminum films for LC alignment. theoretical and experimental modeling

A porous system for LC alignment is reviewed. Fabrication of nanomesh aluminum films and their porous structure are described. Methods of the nanomesh parameters for optimal LC alignment are discussed. A model of the LC alignment in a porous system is proposed. The LC orientation type is determined by the free anchoring energy and the micropore diameter. The difference between planar and homeotropic anchoring energies appears to be lower than the interaction energy by two orders of magnitude. © 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Authors
Dadivanyan A.K.1 , Belyaev V.V. 1, 3 , Chausov D.N.1 , Stepanov A.A.2 , Smirnov A.G.2 , Tsybin A.G.2 , Osipov M.A.4
Journal
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
Publisher
Taylor and Francis Inc.
Number of issue
1
Language
English
Pages
117-122
Status
Published
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DOI
10.1080/15421406.2015.1030196
Volume
611
Year
2015
Organizations
  • 1 Education and Research Lab of Theoretical and Applied Nanotechnology, Moscow Region State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • 2 Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
  • 3 People's Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • 4 Department of Mathematics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Keywords
anchoring; liquid crystal alignment; nanomesh
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