Orientation of materials onto thin highly-ordered PTFE films (Invited Paper)

Farshad Motamedi; Kyo Jin Ihn; David Fenwick; Jean Claude Wittmann; Paul Smith

doi:10.1117/12.60388

15 June 1992 Orientation of materials onto thin highly-ordered PTFE films (Invited Paper)

Farshad Motamedi, Kyo Jin Ihn, David Fenwick, Jean Claude Wittmann, Paul Smith

Proceedings Volume 1665, Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices, and Applications; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60388
Event: SPIE/IS&T 1992 Symposium on Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology, 1992, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

It is well known that oriented systems may possess physical properties that exceed those of the isotropic species by orders of magnitude. Examples of improved performance through orientation include enhanced mechanical properties, thermal and electrical conductivity, piezo- electric properties, and optical transparency. In this paper we present a simple and versatile method using thin highly ordered films of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) PTFE to orient a wide variety of crystalline and liquid crystalline species and its application to some systems. The morphology of the polymeric substrate layer is also briefly discussed.

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Farshad Motamedi, Kyo Jin Ihn, David Fenwick, Jean Claude Wittmann, and Paul Smith "Orientation of materials onto thin highly-ordered PTFE films (Invited Paper)", Proc. SPIE 1665, Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices, and Applications, (15 June 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60388

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