Abstract
We studied the change of the surface and liquid crystal (LC) alignment characteristics of Polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-ranbutylene)-block-polystyrene-graft-maleic anhydride (SEBS-g-MA) film according to ion beam (IB) irradiation. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) analysis revealed that IB irradiation reduces peaks and creates a wrinkled structure. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis revealed that IB irradiation disintegrates the C C bonds and makes C O bonds, creating a dipoledipole interaction, which improves the LC alignment characteristics. Through polarized optical microscopy (POM) analysis, it was found that the best LC alignment characteristics can be obtained after 120 s of IB irradiation. It was found that the anisotropy caused by the ion beam contributed more to the liquid crystal alignment in homogeneous direction than the one caused by the wrinkle structure.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 035013 |
| Journal | ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2022 Mar |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials