We disclose a microrubbing (-rubbing) technique to create multidomain alignment in liquid crystal displays. A small metallic sphere under sufficient load is used to directly rub a polyimide alignment layer that is known to enforce homeotropic boundary conditions of the liquid crystal. We demonstrate a linewidth and a pretilt with respect to the substrate plane. We report on the electro-optic performance properties and viewing angle characteristics of four domain samples, where the midplane angle of the director is oriented in four different directions.
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