| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1676665 | Thin Solid Films | 2006 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We study the behavior of a mixed Langmuir monolayer consisting of a fatty acid and a nematic liquid crystal. We demonstrate that the mixed monolayer successfully transfers as a Langmuir–Blodgett film and characterize the transferred film using UV spectroscopy. An important application of Langmuir–Blodgett films is in the alignment of liquid crystals for electro-optical applications, such as displays. We show that including the liquid crystal in the Langmuir–Blodgett film produces homeotropic alignment for a system which fails to align by other standard techniques.
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Authors
John Collins, Denis Funfschilling, Michael Dennin,