Molecular orientation of Liquid Crystal polymer thin films

Liquid crystalline polymer thin films can be studied using C K edge resonant soft x-ray reflectivity. Here is shown in particular the study of side-chain orientation of Poly-phenoxyethyl acrylate thin films. The refraction index ellipsoid has been obtained by a quantitative analysis using the Berreman formalism.

M. Mezger et al., Phys. Rev. B 83, 155406 (2011).

 

A depth profiling study of molecular orientation in liquid crystalline polymer thin films with nanometer resolution is presented. C K edge resonant soft x-ray reflectivity has been used to probe the side-chain orientation of Poly-phenoxyethyl acrylate thin films. The refraction index ellipsoid has been obtained by a quantitative analysis using the Berreman formalism.

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Molecular orientation in soft matter thin films studied by resonant soft x-ray reflectivity,
Markus Mezger, Blandine Jerome, Jeffrey B. Kortright, Manuel Valvidares, Erik M. Gullikson, Angelo Giglia, Nicola Mahne, Stefano Nannarone,
Phys. Rev. B 83, 155406 (2011)

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