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Liquid Crystal Alignment Capabilities on SiNx Thin Films Via Ion-Beam Irradiation

Abstract

The aligned liquid crystals (LCs) display on SiNx thin films using ion-beam (IB) irradiation was studied with controllability of pretilt angle depending on incident energies of the IB. The LCs alignment property for the SiNx thin films were observed to verify the practical application potential. A good LCs alignment of vertical alignment LCs cells on SiNx thin film surfaces irradiated with incident IB energy of 1800eV was achieved. The atomic force microscopy (AFM) images of LCs on SiNx thin film surfaces irradiated with IB energy was used for the surface analysis.

Keywords:
Materials science Irradiation Thin film Ion beam Optoelectronics Optics Ion Atomic force microscopy Liquid crystal Beam (structure) Nanotechnology

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