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Liquid-crystal alignment of phthalocyanine-derived Langmuir-Blodgett films

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Twisted nematic liquid crystals were uniformly aligned on Phthalocyanine (Pc)-derived Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films. By scanning tunneling microscopy imaging, it was found that the Pc-LB film has a well-ordered in-plane column-like structure oriented in the dipping direction, based on which the alignment mechanisms are discussed.

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  1. Laboratory of Molecular and Biomolecular Electronics, Southeast University, 210096, Nanjing, People's Republic of China

    Y. M. Zhu, H. Chen & Y. Wei

  2. Department of Physics, East China University of Science and Technology, 200237, Shanghai, People's Republic of China

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Zhu, Y.M., Chen, H., Wei, Y. et al. Liquid-crystal alignment of phthalocyanine-derived Langmuir-Blodgett films. Appl. Phys. B 59, 617–619 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01081182

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