• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2007년도 7th International Meeting on Information Display 제7권1호
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• pp.853-856
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• 2007

We report on the alignment properties of new cellulose based photopolymer. The LC alignment quality and image sticking property of the TN and IPS cells made by using the photopolymer were investigated. Thermal and UV stability of those properties were also investigated. Excellent LC alignment quality and stability were obtained particularly in IPS mode.

• Journal of Information Display
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2007

We reported the diffraction analysis of the liquid crystal (LC) binary gratings and the surface anchoring energies for planar and homeotropic alignments. The planar and homeotropic anchoring energies were directly derived based on the linearly distorted director distribution near domain boundaries, in which the distorted lengths correspond to the extrapolation lengths into both planar and homeotropic regions. From the diffraction analysis for the LC binary gratings with various grating periods based on the linearly graded phase model, both distorted lengths into planar and homeotropic regions were simultaneously obtained. In this work, the planar and homeotropic anchoring energies were found to be about $1.4\;{\times}\;10^{-4}\;J/m^2$ and $0.9\;{\times}\;10^{-5}\;J/m^2$, respectively.

• Journal of Information Display
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.101-107
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• 2011

To come up with a bistable liquid crystal (LC) device using unpolarized UV light, single-step laser patterning on a photoalignment layer using a photomask was proposed to achieve an equilibrium configuration of LC molecules in contact with a periodically patterned substrate. The patterns were formed by stripes of alternating random planar and homeotropic anchoring on a submicrometer scale in the order of $0.5{\mu}m$. Two possible configurations of bistable LC cells that can be obtained by combining a micropatterned surface formed with alternating random-planar- and homeotropic-alignment with planar- or homeotropic-alignment surfaces were proposed. The alignment properties of the two proposed models were investigated, along with the microscopic switching behavior of micropatterned nematic LC cells.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2000년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.507-510
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• 2000

Alignment effects for nematic liquid crystal (NLC) using an in-situ photo-alignment method with obliquely polarized UV exposure on a polyirnide (PI) surface for homeotropic alignment were studied. The high pretilt angle in NLC can be measured by obliquely W exposure of $30^{\circ}$ on the PI surface for 10~20 min. The pretilt angle of NLC generated using the in-situ photo-alignment was higher than that of a conventional photo-alignment method.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2001년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.350-353
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• 2001

Aligning capabilities for nematic liquid crystal (NLC) using a in-situ photodimerization method on various Photo-crosslinkable polyimide (PI) based Polymer and blending photopolymer surfaces were studied. High pretilt angle of the NLC can be measured by obliquely polarized UV exposure on a photo-crosslinkable polyimide based polymer surface containing biphenyl (BP), decal (de), and cholesterol (chol) group, respectively. However, the low pretilt angle of the NLC was measured by obliquely polarized UV exposure on the blending photopolymer (PI and cinnamate materials) surfaces. Consequently, the pretilt angle of the NLC generated on the photo-crosslinkable polyimide based polymer surfaces using the in-situ photodimerization method was higher than that of the blending photopolymers.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2000년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.137-140
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• 2000

Synthesis of a new copoly (M4Ch-ChMA), copoly ((4-methacryloyloxy) chalcone-cholestery methacrylate), with chalconyl and cholesteryl moiety characteristics for photoalignment materials was investigated. Good thermal stabilities of the synthesized copolymers are confirmed by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) measurement. The pretilt angles of the nematic liquid crystal (NLC) are reduced as UV exposure time is increased on the copolymer surfaces. A pretilt angle of 81$^{\circ}$ in NLC was observed with UV exposure of 3 min on the copolymer-3 surface. The NLCs pretilt angle is attributable to increased chalcone with increasing the UV exposure time.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2003년도 추계학술대회 논문집 Vol.16
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• pp.502-505
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• 2003

We synthesized high thermal photoalignment material with hydroxyl aromatic polyimide, and studied the liquid crystal (LC) aligning capabilities on the photopolymer layers. Also, electro-optical (EO) performances for the twisted-nematic (TN)-liquid crystal display (LCD) photoaligned with linearly polarized UV exposure were investigated. A good LC alignment with UV exposure on the photopolymer surface can be obtained. However, the low pretilt angles were obtained below $1^{\circ}$. The Voltage-transmittance (V-T) curve without backflow bounce in the photoaligned TN cell with UV exposure was observed. The response time of photoaligned TN cell was measured about 24 ms.

• 폴리머
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.314-320
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• 2004

광반응성 곁사슬기로서 4-(4-옥시알킬렌옥시스티릴)피리딘 (에틸렌 및 헥실렌)을 가지는 용해성 폴리이미드를 합성하였고 그 특성을 조사하였다. 합성한 광반응성 고분자들은 여러 가지 극성 유기 용매에 잘 녹았으며 이들 고분자는 용액법으로 쉽게 필름이 형성되었고 필름 상태에서 1.5 J/$\textrm{cm}^2$ 광량을 받았을 때 64%정도 광반응이 진행되었다. 또한 이들 고분자의 필름은 투과율을 20$0^{\circ}C$에서도 85% 정도 유지하였다. 따라서 이들 고분자는 투명성과 용해성이 좋은 감광성 폴리이미드로 평가 될 수 있다. 알킬렌 스페이서로서 에틸렌기를 가지는 고분자와 헥실렌기를 가지는 고분자는 필름 상태에서 이색비가 각각 0.023과 0.026이었다. 선편광에 의해 광반응된 전자의 고분자와 후자의 고분자의 필름 셀에 주입된 액정의 질서 파라미터 값은 각각 0.50과 0.52였다. 이들 결과는 이들 고분자가 광배향에 알킬렌 스페이서 효과를 나타낸다는 것을 뜻한다. 이들 고분자에 의한 액정의 광배향은 선편광 자외선의 전기장 벡터에 대해 수직한 방향이었다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2001년도 추계학술대회 논문집 전기물성,응용부문
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• pp.182-185
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• 2001

A photoalignment material based N-(phenyl)maileimide were synthesized and the liquid crystal (LC) aligning capabilities on the photopolymer layer were studied. A goof LC alignment with UV exposure on the PM15CA(N-(phenyl)maileimide with 5-carbon chain cinnamoyl group) can be obtained However, the LC alignment defects were observed on the PM13CA (N-(phenyl)maileimide with 3-carbon cam cinnamoyl group) and PMIF (N-(Phenyl)maileimide including fluoro cinnamoyl group). Also, the good LC alignment with UV exposure on the PM15CA surface was observed at until $150^{\circ}C$ of annealing temperature. The LC aliging ability on the photopolymer layer based N-(phenyl)maleimide depends on the side chin length of photopolymer.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2005년도 International Meeting on Information Displayvol.II
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• pp.1518-1522
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• 2005

A cinnamate group is a well-known compound group used in the dimerization reaction by ultraviolet irradiation, and cinnamate polymers are studied as photoalignment materials. In this study, the radical reaction of cinnamate side groups attached to a flexible polymer backbone is considered feasible using thermal energy. To induce the thermal reaction of cinnamate side groups, we modified the flexibility of poly(vinyl cinnamate) by introducing a plasticizer into the polymers and investigated the thermal reaction behavior of cinnamate side groups. The plasticization of poly(vinyl cinnamate) makes the induction of the thermal reaction of cinnamate side groups easier than that of unmodified poly(vinyl cinnamate). The thermal reaction of cinnamate side groups is closely related to the enhancement of the thermal stability of the liquid crystal orientation of polymer films with polarized UV irradiation.