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Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 39, Issue 4, 420(2024)

Pretilt angle control of main-chain liquid crystal polymer in photoalignment process

Chuan LI1,2, Chao HU1, Qipeng FANG1, Minxuan LIU1, Binzhang JIAO1, Jun SHEN1、*, and Shaoyun YIN1、**
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  • 1Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Chongqing 400714，China
  • 2Chongqing School，University of Chinese Academy Sciences，Chongqing 400714，China
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    Chuan LI, Chao HU, Qipeng FANG, Minxuan LIU, Binzhang JIAO, Jun SHEN, Shaoyun YIN. Pretilt angle control of main-chain liquid crystal polymer in photoalignment process[J]. Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, 2024, 39(4): 420

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Feb. 6, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: May. 28, 2024

    The Author Email: Jun SHEN (juns@cigit.ac.cn), Shaoyun YIN (ysy@cigit.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2024-0044

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