Permanent photoalignment of liquid crystals on nanostructured chalcogenide glassy thin films

Miri Gelbaor, Matvey Klebanov, Victor Lyubin, I. Abdulhalim

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Abstract

Photoalignment of nematic liquid crystals is obtained on the chalcogenide glassy thin film of As2 S3 using irradiation with polarized blue light. A uniform homogeneously aligned device is obtained with high contrast and strong anchoring. The device alignment quality is permanent as checked by following its functionality over a period of few months. The origin of the observed photoalignment is attributed to the photoinduced anisotropy in chalcogenide glasses. No differences between the different As2 S 3 film thicknesses observed, thus supporting the proposition that some orientational order is photoinduced on the surface of the glass and responsible for the photoalignment.

Original languageEnglish
Article number071909
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume98
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Feb 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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