AFM investigation of polymer LB films on the alignment of ferroelectric liquid crystal

Ruibo Lu; Keshu Xu; Jianhua Gu; Zuhong Lu

doi:10.1016/S0375-9601(99)00522-8

AFM investigation of polymer LB films on the alignment of ferroelectric liquid crystal

Ruibo Lu, Keshu Xu, Jianhua Gu, Zuhong Lu

Houston Methodist

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Abstract

A kind of newly synthesized polyimide (PI) LB films were fabricated to align ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC). The topologies of PI LB films treated by different imidization processes were investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM). It is found that the imidization temperature influences the crystalline structure of the LB films and high-temperature imidized LB films can provide the energy barrier for the realization of excellent bistability, while the ultra-thinness of LB films is helpful for the quick response of the FLC cell.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	417-423
Number of pages	7
Journal	Physics Letters A
Volume	260
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9601(99)00522-8
State	Published - 1999

Keywords

Alignment
Atomic force microscopy
Ferroelectric liquid crystal
LB films

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