• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2004년도 Asia Display / IMID 04
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• pp.479-482
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• 2004

We report a method for simultaneous measurements of cell gap, twist angle, birefringence dispersion of liquid crystal (LC) material and alignment directions in filled reflective LC cells. The method is based on spectral measurements of the LC cell reflectivity for three orientations ($0^{\circ},45^{\circ},90^{\circ}$) of the exit polarizer and may be applied for LC cells with low and high gaps.

• 폴리머
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.393-398
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• 2007

편광 푸리에 변환 적외선 분광법(polarized fourier transform infrared spectroscopy)과 자외선 분광법(ultraviolet spectroscopy)을 이용하여 액정 디스플레이 (liquid crystal display, LCD)의 배향막으로 사용 가능한 Polyvulylfluoroclnnamate(PVCN-F) 필름의 편광 자외선(Polarized UV, PUV) 조사 및 러빙에 따른 액정의 배향 메커니즘에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. UV의 조사시간이 증가함에 따라 PVCN-F cinnamoyl group의 C=C기들의 cycloaddition 반응으로 인하여 $1638cm^{-1}$에서 나타나는 vinylene -C=C- FT-IR 흡수 피크들의 면적이 감소하고, $1712cm^{-1}$에서 나타나는 conjugated C=O 신축진동에 의한 피크가 nonconjugated C=O 신축진동 피크인 $1734cm^{-1}$로 이동함을 확인하였다. 또한 PUV가 조사된 PVCN-F 배향막을 사용하여 제조된 액정 셀에서는 조사된 PUV의 극성 방향과 수직으로 액정이 배향함을 확인하였고, 러빙 방법으로 제조된 PVCN-F 배향막을 사용한 액정 셀에서는 액정이 러빙 방향과 수평으로 배향됨을 dichroic dye(이색성 염료)의 첨가 없이 편광 FT-IR 스팩트럼을 사용하여 확인하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 1999년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.533-536
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• 1999

In this study, we investigated pretilt angle generation and liquid crystal alignment by UV light irradiation during imidization of polyimide. Generated pretilt angle of NLC by using in-situ UV photo-alignment method was smaller than that of the conventional UV photo-alignment method. Also, generated pretilt angle of NLC tends to increase by annealing. We found that in-situ UV photo-alignment method has higher thermal stability of LC alignment, but it has a disadvantage to control pretilt angle.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.15-18
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• 2004

We studied the nematic liquid crystal (NLC) aligning capabilities using the new alignment material of a-C:H thin film by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) system for 30 sec under 30W rf power at a gas pressure of 1.4＊10$\^$-1/ torr. A high pretilt angle of about 5 by ion beam exposure on the a-C:H thin film surface was measured. A good LC alignment by the ion beam alignment method on the a-C:H thin film surface was observed at annealing temperature of 250$^{\circ}C$, and the alignment defect of NLC was observed above annealing temperature of 300$^{\circ}C$. Consequently, the high LC pretilt angle and the good thermal stability of LC alignment by the ion beam alignment method on the a-C:H thin film by PECVD method as working gas at 30W rf bias condition can be achieved.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.306-313
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• 1998

To elucidate the liquid crystal(LC) molecules alignment mechanism, it is important to determine the molecular orientation of the rubbed polymer surface molecules that directly contact with LC molecules. In this work, the molecular orientation on a rubbed surface of polyimide (SE-3310, Nissan) film has been studied by polarized FTIR absorption spectroscopy. It has been found that molecular chain on the rubbed surface of polymide film are oriented along the rubbing direction and are tilted up on an average by 5.0$^{\circ}$. In the SHG(Second Harmonic Generation) measurement, the pretilt angle of molecular chain on the poylmide fim was 4.6$^{\circ}$ fro, the surface plane. And the pedit angle of liquid crystal (ZLI-2293, Merck) molecules measured by crystal rotation method was 5.4$^{\circ}$in the same rubbing condition.

• Journal of Information Display
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2008

This paper investigates the effect of the electrode edge of a patterned vertical alignment (PVA) liquid crystal (LC) device on the viewing angle characteristics. In general, a transmissive LCD applies an LC layer with half-wave retardation for a bright state and with zero retardation for a dark state. The retardation of the LC layer would be distorted in each point, however, when a voltage is applied because of the non-uniform voltage distribution in the electrode edge effect. In this paper, the feasibility of the full effect of the electrode edge on the viewing angle property is considered, and the optical viewing angles of the VA LCD with a uniform half-wave LC layer and the PVA LCD with a practical non-uniform LC layer are compared.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.123-130
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• 2001

Photoresponsive side chain copolymer and homopolymer containing an aminonitroazobenzene were synthesized for studying photoisomerization behavior and photo-induced anisotropy. Trans-to-cis photoisomerization was observed under the exposure of a circularly polarized visible light with UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. Reorientation of polar azobenzene molecules induced optical anisotropy under a linearly polarized light at 532nm. Polarized absorption spectroscopy was employed to investigate the anisotropy of the polymer film during irradiationg of the excitation light. Layers of two photosensitive polymers were used for aligning liquid crystal(LC) molecules instead of one of the rubbed polyimide layers in the conventional twisted nematic cell. For producing homogeneous alignment of a nematic LC molecule, a linearly polarized light was exposed to the films of two polymers. The stability of the LC alignment upon the linearly polarized light exposure was also studied.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.172-178
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• 2000

We synthesized polymethacrylate and polyurethane bearing a photosensitive azobenzene chromophore. Photo-induced birefringence of the thin film was observed under a linearly polarized light(λ = 532 nm). Dynamic behaviors of birefringence in two polymers were investigated in terms of the rate constants of growth and decay. An induced dichroism was observed from polarized UV-VIS absorption spectroscopy. Layers of two photosensitive polymers were used for aligning liquid crystal (LC) molecules instead of one of the rubbed polyimide layers in the conventional twisted nematic cell. For producing homogeneous alignment of a nematic LC molecule, a linearly polarized light was exposed to the films of two polymers. The stability of the LC alignment upon the linearly polarized light exposure was also studied.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.235-240
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• 2000

New photh-alignment materials based on PCEMA (poly(4-methacryloyloxylchalcone))for liquid crystal (LC) aligning were synthesized. and the electro(EO) characteristics of the photo-aligned TN-LCD were investigated. The excellent LC alignment and voltage-transmittance (V-T) characteristics for the photo-aligned TN-LCD on PCEMA surface containing more cinnamoly group can be achieved. However the reverse tilt disclinations for the photo-aligned TN-LCD on the PCEMA surface containing more OH group were observed. Consequently we suggest that the LC aligning capabilities can be increased by increasing of cinnamoly group on the PCEMA surfaces.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.1024-1027
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• 2005

By using $45^{\circ}$ obliqued evaporation method with electron beam system, uniformly vertical liquid crystal (LC) alignment was achieved. And a high pretilt angles of about $2.5^{\circ}$ were measured. Also, it was verified that there are no variations of pretilt angle as a function of $SiO_x$ thin film thickness 20 nm and 50 nm. A good LC alignment states were observed at annealing temperature of $250^{\circ}C$. Consequently, the high pretilt angle and the good thermal stability of LC alignment by $45^{\circ}$ obliqued electron beam evaporation method on the $SiO_x$ thin film can be achieved.