LC&FF

there is detected influence of self assembling in the aligning layer on LC photoalignment

O. Yaroshchuk, Yu. Zakrevskyy, S. Kumar, J. Kelly, L.-C. Chien, and J. Lindau, Three-dimensional orientational order in the bulk and on the surface of polymer films and its effect on liquid-crystal alignment. Phys.Rev.E, 69 (1), 011702-011706 (2004). pdf

O. Yaroshchuk, V. Chigrinov, O. Nadtoka, and H. Kwok, Factors of liquid crystal photoalignment on polymer films: photoorientation versus self-assembly, Liq.Crystals, 33 (2), 149 – 157 (2006). pdf