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Abstract
Two different types of orientation were observed in free suspended nematic liquid crystal films. The alignment was either homeotropic or planar, depending on the time during which the film was cooling from the isotropic state to the liquid crystal one. It was shown that nucleation of defects makes planar orientation preferable.Year: 1999 PMID： 11970266 DOI： 10.1103/physreve.60.r3495
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev E Stat Phys Plasmas Fluids Relat Interdiscip Topics ISSN： 1063-651X