小型永久磁石の磁束分布と補助電界によるネマティック液晶の放射状配向

抄録

We propose a simple radial alignment method for LCs in the VA cells by the synergetic effect of a magnetic flux distribution of the commercial permanent magnet and an applied electric field. If the LC directors on the surfaces in the cell are fixed with a UV-curable liquid crystalline polymer by irradiating the UV light, the radial-shaped orientation can be reproduced by applying only the electric field without the magnetic field. The radial LC orientation may be applied to LC lenses etc.