Applied Physics Letters · 1975 · 32 citations · 13 references
Inorganic ChemistrySupramolecular AssemblyEngineeringHomeotropic AlignmentLiquid CrystalsMolecular ComplexInterfacial StudyChemistrySupramolecular ChemistryCrystal FormationCrystallographyBiophysics
Tetrachloro–μ-hydroxo–μ-carboxylatodichromium (III) complexes have been used to induce homeotropic alignment of nematic, smectic, and large-pitch cholesteric liquid crystals. A dynamic scattering degradation test has shown that this orientation is remarkably stable.
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