Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals · 2011 · 23 citations · 10 references
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The goal of the work is a simulation of LC and their fragments orientation by calculating an interaction energy between atoms of different molecules with atoms of a substrate's surface with regular structure (graphite, polyethylene) vs angles which characterize their orientation towards the surface. A model of a contacting surface is proposed to explain type of LC alignment.
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Imaging of liquid crystals using a tunnelling microscope
John S. Foster, Jane Frommer · Nature · 1988 · 376 citations