Published March 3, 2008 | Version v1
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Alignment control of columnar liquid crystals with wavelength tunable CO2 laser irradiation

Creators

  • 1. Nanotechnology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka 563-8577 (Japan)
  • 2. Division of Sustanable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 573-0128 (Japan)

Description

Infrared-induced alignment change with wavelength tunable CO2 laser irradiation for columnar liquid crystal domains was investigated for a liquid crystalline triphenylene derivative. A uniformly aligned alignment change of domains was observed when a chopped linearly polarized infrared laser light corresponding to the wavelength of the aromatic C-O-C stretching vibration band (9.65 μm) was irradiated. The results strongly imply that the infrared irradiation is a possible technique for device fabrication by use of columnar mesophase as a liquid crystalline semiconductor

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2007.04.073

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.tsf.2007.04.073;
PII
S0040-6090(07)00674-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Thin Solid Films
Journal Volume
516
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 2677-2681
ISSN
0040-6090
CODEN
THSFAP

Conference

Title
7. international conference on nano-molecular electronics
Acronym
ICNME 2006
Dates
13-15 Dec 2006
Place
Kobe (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39073749
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; EQUIPMENT; IRRADIATION; LASER RADIATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; TRIPHENYLENE; WAVELENGTHS
Descriptors DEC
AROMATICS; CONDENSED AROMATICS; CRYSTALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FLUIDS; GAS LASERS; HYDROCARBONS; LASERS; LIQUIDS; MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RADIATIONS

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.