Visualizing electric properties of microelectrical devices with liquid crystal droplets. (IMAGE)
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Fabrication of MEMs devices often require an accurate assessment of their electric properties and how they are distributed spatially. However, typical sensor probes cannot determine the spatial variation of these properties, and only provides spatially averaged estimates. In a new study, Ritsumeikan University researchers make use of liquid crystal droplets for visualizing the spatial distribution of electric fields within microelectrodes by observing their response to applied voltage.
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Shinji Bono from Ritsumeikan University, Japan
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