This work concerns the experimental analysis of the influence of the surface charge on the anchoring energy of a nematic liquid crystal ~NLC!. The study has been carried out on sandwich like cells in which the semitransparent indium tin oxide electrodes were covered by a sputtered tungsten trioxide film to supply an extra amount of surface charge. We found that the huge amount of tungsten-oxide protons injected at the oxide-NLC interface play a key role in weakening the surface anchoring energy. To estimate the surface anchoring energy during a bias-controlled injection process, a photopolarimetric technique has been used. The result highlights the importance of the polarized surface on the anchoring breaking mechanism.
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Titolo: | Surface anchoring energy modulation in liquid crystal cells with mixed conductor boundary layers |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2001 |
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Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11770/288328 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |