Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.553, 127-132, 2012
Escaped Radial and Planar Liquid Crystal Orientation Inside Capillaries
In this paper we present the experimental results of two configurations of liquid crystals (LCs) in capillaries: escaped radial and planar induced by thermally activated anchoring conditions. 6CHBT nematic LC was filled into silica glass capillaries with inner diameters of 13 and 8 mu m. The homeotropic and planar boundary conditions were realized by using commercially available alignment materials.