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Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals

Director orientation of a ferroelectric liquid crystal on substrates with rubbing treatment: The effect of surface anchoring strength

T. Uchida Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980, Japan
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M. Hirano Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980, Japan
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H. Sakai Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980, Japan
Pages 1127-1137 | Published online: 24 Sep 2006

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