title: Electro- and photosensitive azopolymer for alignment of liquid crystals.
abstract: We report an electro- and photosensitive metal containing polymer material for alignment of liquid crystals (LCs). Irradiation with polarized light and/or application of dc-field result in an anisotropy of the polymer and formation of an easy orientation axes of a LC on the polymer surface. The light-induced anisotropy of the polymer and the LC anchoring on the polymer surface can be controlled by the low dc-field at room temperature.
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kasyanyuk
authors.forename: Nikolay
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Davidenko
authors.forename: Yuriy
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurioz
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Savchenko
authors.forename: Yuriy
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Reznikov