Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1670184 | Thin Solid Films | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Two-directional plasma beam processing or mechanical rubbing was used to investigate the orientations of liquid crystal (LC) molecules on polyimide (PI) and hydrogenated amorphous carbon films. Two-directional plasma beam processing exhibits better homogeneity than two-directional mechanical rubbing in the LC alignment. In the two-directional mechanical rubbing treatment, grid-like texture appears on the PI film, supporting that the direction of each rub is memorized. A phenomenon of rewriting LC alignment exhibits in the two-directional plasma beam processing. The effect of the first plasma beam scanning is erased by the second one in the two-directional plasma beam processing.
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Authors
K.Y. Wu, J. Hwang, C.-Y. Lee, H.-C. Tang, Y.-L. Liu, C.H. Liu, H.K. Wei, C.S. Kou,