Download or read book Adsorption Phenomena and Anchoring Energy in Nematic Liquid Crystals written by Giovanni Barbero and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-07-28 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the large quantity of phenomenological information concerning the bulk properties of nematic phase liquid crystals, little is understood about the origin of the surface energy, particularly the surface, interfacial, and anchoring properties of liquid crystals that affect the performance of liquid crystal devices. Self-contained and unique,