Polarization-dependence of liquid crystal alignment on an organic surface with ion beam irradiation

  • Choi, Dae-Sub (Department of Electrical Engineering, Seoil University) ;
  • Han, Jeong-Min (Department of Electrical Engineering, Seoil University)
  • Published : 2009.11.12

Abstract

We used Brewster's Law to examine the mechanism of liquid crystal (LC) alignment on an organic insulation layer when subjected to ion-beam irradiation. Brewster's Law implies that the maximum rate polarized ray on a slanted insulation layers on the substrate and it illustrates the dependence of polarization and themechanical structure on the ion beam irradiation process. The pretilt angle of nematic LCs on the organic insulation surface was about $1.13^{\circ}$ for an ion beam exposure of $45^{\circ}$ for 1 minute at 1800eV. This shows the dependence of LC alignment on the polarization ratio in a slanted organic insulation layer.

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