Surface-Induced Static Undulations in Multilayer Films of Liquid- Crystalline Polymers
Abstract
The first detailed study of surface-induced undulations in a liquid- crystalline polymer is presented. By examining the non-specular diffuse scattering from a 30-layer film of ferroelectric liquid-crystal polymer it is shown that the layer fluctuations are induced by the roughness of the film/ substrate interface. This is in contrast to the case of free-standing films wherein thermal fluctuations play the major role.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 20, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA273517
Entities
People
- A. F. Thibodeaux
- R. E. Geer
- R. S. Duran
- R. Shashidar
Organizations
- University of Florida