Abstract
Polyimides were prepared from pyromellitic dianhydride, 4,4′-bis[2-(4-aminophenyl)hexafluoroprop-2-yl]diphenyl ether and 4,4′-diamodiphenyl ether (PMDA-BDAF-ODA) and used for liquid crystal alignment using linearly polarized UV exposure. The alignment properties of a LC on the polyimide films were found to depend on the fluorine content in the PMDA-BDAF-ODA alignment layer and on the UV exposure time. Pretilt angles were obtained in the range 0° to 90° dependent upon the fluorine content in the polyimide film and the UV exposure time. These effects seem to be closely related to the surface energy of the photo-alignment layer.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 243-250 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Liquid Crystals |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - 2002 |