Abstract
A new photoalignment material, PMI5CA, poly{N-(phenyl)maleimide-co-3-[4-(pentyloxy)cinnamate]propyl-2-hydroxy-1-methacr ylate}, was synthesized and the electro-optical (EO) characteristics in the vertical-aligned (VA) photoaligned liquid crystal display (LCD) were studied. Excellent voltage-transmittance (V-T) characteristics were achieved in the photoaligned VA-LCD with polarized UV exposure in an oblique direction (θ = 60°) on PMI5CA surfaces. The transmittance of the photoaligned VA-LCD decreased with increasing UV exposure time. This suggests that the decrease in transmittance in the photoaligned VA-LCD may be attributed to the dissociation of the ester linkages in the cinnamate structure which are photodimerized witch increasing UV exposure time.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | L58-L61 |
Journal | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 1 A/B |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2002 Jan 15 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Engineering(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)