This overview of the state of the art of our understanding of the liquid crystal surface interactions on a molecular level describes recent research into the surface and interface properties of the substrate liquid crystal interface these properties play an essential role in the operation of liquid crystal displays lcds and other lc devices and every lc electro optic device is based on the controllable anchoring of lc molecules on a polymer coated solid the microscopic interaction . This overview of the state of the art of our understanding of the liquid crystal surface interactions on a molecular level describes recent research into the surface and interface properties of the substrate liquid crystal interface these properties play an essential role in the operation of liquid crystal displays lcds and other lc devices and every lc electro optic device is based on the controllable anchoring of lc molecules on a polymer coated solid the microscopic interaction . The interactions of liquid crystal molecules with a surface play an essential role in the operation of liquid crystal displays lcds and other lc devices that are based on the controllable anchoring of lc molecules on polymer coated surfaces this book addresses the microscopic interaction between a macromolecule liquid crystal polymer and a wall using state of the art surface and interface sensitive experimental techniques such as atomic force microscopy afm scanning tunneling . This book describes the state of the art of our understanding of liquid crystal interfaces on a molecular level the interactions of liquid crystal molecules with a surface play an essential role in the operation of liquid crystal displays lcds and other lc devices that are based on the controllable anchoring of lc molecules on polymer coated surfaces. Download citation surfaces and interfaces of liquid crystals prologue 1 introduction 2 surface induced order detected by deuteron nuclear magnetic resonance 3 interfacial and surface