聚酰亚胺类液晶光定向层材料的研究

经含有羟基的二胺单体HAB与二酐单体 4 ,4′ (六氟异丙基 ) 双邻苯二甲酸酐 ( 6FDA)的缩聚反应 ,制备了含有羟基的先驱聚合物PI OH ,通过PI OH上羟基与肉桂酰氯的酯化反应 ,制备了侧链带有肉桂酸酯基团的光敏聚酰亚胺PI CI.用氢核磁共振 ( 1H NMR)分析、傅立叶红外光谱 (FTIR)分析等表征了上述聚合物的结构与感光性能 .用紫外 可见光谱 (UV Vis)等方法研究了PI CI的光交联反应 .聚合物PI CI旋镀膜经线性偏振光聚合技术 (LPP)处理并装配得到的液晶盒可使液晶分子很好地定向沿面排列 .上述实验表明 ,本文所合成的聚酰亚胺定向层材料是一种新的液晶光定向层材料     

3,5-二氨基苯甲酸-4′-联苯酯及含液晶侧链的聚酰亚胺的合成与表征

合成了含液晶基元侧基的二氨基化合物——— 3,5 二氨基苯甲酸 4′ 联苯酯 ,并以 3,3′ 4,4′ 二苯醚四羧酸二酐 (ODPA)、二氨基二苯醚 (ODA)为共聚单体 ,制备了具有液晶侧链原位复合自增强功能的新型聚酰亚胺 (PI)薄膜材料 .这种含液晶基元侧链的PI能溶解在极性非质子有机溶剂中 ,显示出良好的可加工性能 .由于液晶基元侧链的原位复合自增强作用 ,该类膜材料显示出良好的力学性能和热稳定性能在热台偏光显微镜下观察 ,该类聚合物在较高的温度区域内显示液晶行为 ,并呈现向列相织构     

新型环氧树脂基液晶光定向层材料的合成与性能研究

经双酚A型环氧树脂与苯胺缩聚反应,制备含有羟基的先驱聚合物EP-AN,通过EP-AN上羟基与肉桂酰氯的酯化反应,制备了侧链带有肉桂酸酯基团的光敏聚合物EP-AN-CI.用核磁共振(1HNMR)、傅里叶红外光谱(FTIR)和热分析等手段确定了上述聚合物的结构与性能.用FTIR等方法表征了EP-AN-CI的光交联反应.经线性偏振光聚合技术(LPP)处理聚合物EP-AN-CI膜制备成液晶定向层,通过装配液晶盒和偏光显微镜观察表明,所制备的定向层具有很好的定向能力,该聚合物是一类具有潜在应用价值的新型液晶光定向层材料.     

偶氮聚合物表面起伏光栅研究进展:光刻写、软印刷复制及应用

偶氮聚合物光致表面起伏光栅研究涉及一系列光和聚合物相互作用的基本科学问题,是近年来国内外研究的热点.将软刻为代表的微加工技术和偶氮表面起伏光栅光刻方法相结合,为表面起伏光栅的制备和应用开辟了新的途径.本文综述偶氮化合物表面起伏光栅光刻和软印刷复制等方面的最新研究进展,并介绍功能性光栅结构和器件在太阳能电池、液晶定向层及...     

基于定向电纺纤维膜的可调制偏振片的制备

基于定向静电纺丝技术制备了高取向性有序纤维薄膜, 利用有序纤维对液晶分子取向的诱导, 构建了可调制散射型偏振片. 填充混合液晶的有序聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯纤维薄膜在可见光范围内, 表现出明显的偏光特性. 混合液晶中光敏性偶氮液晶4-正丁基-4'-甲氧基偶氮苯在360 nm紫外光照射下进行顺反异构转变, 诱导混合液晶发生从各向异性到各向同性的相变. 利用混合液晶光致相变与有序纤维的耦合, 实现了薄膜偏光特性的光控切换.     

一种带肉桂酸酯基的聚酰亚胺液晶光定向材料研究

利用双酚A二胺单体(BISDA)与4,4-′(六氟异丙基)-双邻苯二甲酸酐(6FDA)的缩聚反应,制备了含有侧羟基的先驱聚合物PI-OH.通过PI-OH与肉桂酰氯的官能化反应,得到接有肉桂酸酯感光侧基的双酚A型聚酰亚胺PI-CI.用红外光谱(FTIR)、氢核磁共振(1H-NMR)分析、热分析(DSC)等方法表征了上述聚合物的结构和热性能.利用紫外-可见光谱(UV-Vis)对PI-CI的感光性能进行了研究.在线偏振紫外光辐照下,上述聚合物膜表现出二色向性.二向色性的强弱随光照能量的变化存在最大值.经线性偏振紫外光(LPUV)辐射后的PI-CI薄膜能诱导液晶盒中液晶分子发生均匀的定向沿面排列.上述实验表明,该聚酰亚胺是一类具有优良性能的潜在液晶光定向材料.     

一种新型的氢键自组装液晶光控取向膜

报道了一种新型的以氢键为驱动力的液晶自组装光控取向膜, 研究了薄膜的制备方法与光敏特性. 通过聚(4-乙烯基吡啶)中的吡啶基团与光敏聚丙烯酰氧基肉桂酸间的氢键作用制备了LBL(layer-by-layer)型的自组装多层膜, 制备过程的紫外-可见光谱表明, 该组装过程为逐层、均匀沉积过程. 傅里叶变换红外光谱表明, 多层膜的成膜驱动力为氢键. 用线性偏振紫外光辐照该薄膜, 多层膜中与光矢量方向匹配的光敏基团发生[2+2]环加成反应, 形成表面张力各向异性的薄膜. 用该薄膜作为向列相液晶的取向膜制成平行液晶器件, 在偏光显微镜下观察, 发现获得了均一、稳定的取向效果.     

高折射率高透明性半脂环聚酰亚胺的合成与性能

采用脂环二酐单体2,3,5-三羧基环戊烷基乙酸二酐(TCAAH)分别与两种含硫芳香族二胺单体,4,4′-双(4-氨基苯硫基)二苯硫醚(3SDA)与2,7-双(4-氨基苯硫基)噻蒽(APTT)通过两步法制备了两种半脂环聚酰亚胺(PI).制备的PI薄膜在可见光波长范围内(400~700 nm)具有优良的透明性,400 nm处的透过率超过85%.此外,该系列薄膜还具有良好的耐热稳定性,氮气中的起始热分解温度超过480℃,玻璃化转变温度超过250℃.PI薄膜在632.8 nm处的折射率大于1.68,双折射小于0.006.为了进一步提高PI薄膜的折射率,初步考察了PI前体溶液聚酰胺酸(PAA)与高折射率无机TiO2纳米粒子的复合工艺.结果表明,PI-TiO2薄膜同样具有良好的透明性,632.8 nm处的折射率达到1.76.     

各向异性光交联作用对液晶在起伏光栅表面的取向影响

以含肉桂酸基团的光敏聚酰亚胺为"墨水",通过软印刷技术制备了一种新型的可进一步光交联的表面起伏光栅,研究了各向异性光交联对光栅热稳定性和光栅诱导液晶取向的影响.研究结果表明,在经过紫外光交联后,光栅的热稳定性有较大提高,在经过高于未交联聚酰亚胺的玻璃化转变温度31℃处理2 h后,光栅形貌未发生变化.曝光前后光栅都能诱导液晶分子在表面均一沿面排列.当线性偏振紫外光的偏振方向与光栅沟槽垂直时,光交联能促进光栅对液晶的定向能力,反之则降低的定向能力.通过改变辐照光的偏振方向,调节光栅深度,能控制液晶分子在光栅上的取向方向.将这种软印刷得到的光栅用作液晶定向层,不仅可具有更好的热稳定性和定向能力,还可以调节液晶分子在光栅上的取向方向,实现多畴取向.     

含Gemini表面活性剂的PVA分散液晶的微结构与性能

采用N,N'-二(十二烷基)-N,N,N',N',N″-五甲基-1,4,7-三氮杂双碘化氨为Gemini表面活性剂,液晶为4-正戊基-4'-氰基联苯(5CB),通过微胶囊法制备了聚乙烯醇(PVA)分散液晶薄膜,着重研究Gemini表面活性剂对PVA分散液晶薄膜的微结构、电光特性的影响.结果表明,加入Gemini表面活性剂仅略微增加了PVA与5CB液晶的相容性,PVA分散液晶仍保持较高的相分离程度,但是Gemini表面活性剂使液晶微滴尺寸明显变小,液晶相均匀分散地于PVA基体中,液晶指向矢构型由两极型变化为径向型,PVA分散液晶薄膜的对比度和响应速度明显提高,同时保持较低的驱动电压.     

Polyimide liquid crystal alignment layers prepared by soft-lithography

Elastomeric replicas of surface relief structures were prepared by molding poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) precursors against photo-inscribed surface-relief-gratings on azo polymer films. The PI solutions were micro-contact printed with the elastomeric PDMS replica on quartz slides. Good surface-relief-grating structures were formed on the quartz slides. The quartz slides covered with surface-relief-grating polymide (PI) films were then assembled into liquid crystal (LC) cells. The transmittance passing through the cell between crossed polarizers changed periodically with a regular 90° separation of the rotational angle. The pretilt angle of the cell was found to be 2.8°. Results showed that the PI films with surface-relief-grating structures by this micro-contact printing process have good liquid crystal alignment ability. This preparation method of alignment layers can be considered a potentially useful technique in the LC display (LCD) industry in the future. Translated from Acta Polymerica Sinica, 2006, (7): 908–911 [译自: 高分子学报]     

偶氮聚合物表面起伏光栅用于液晶定向研究

液晶显示具有低功耗、高画质、轻巧等优点，广泛应用于各种平板显示装置．使液晶分子能在显示器中均匀的定向排列是液晶显示的关键技术之一．液晶定向技术的主要方法有摩擦法、SiOx等氧化物或Au、Pt等金属蒸镀法、紫外偏振光(或激光)辐照法等．所谓摩擦法，即通过将基片在均匀移动的丝绒布表面摩擦来实现的．一般认为摩擦法是通过摩擦在基板表面形成的微沟槽来诱导     

Control of surface anchoring properties of liquid crystal by thermo-transfer printing of siloxane oligomers

We presented the results for the surface anchoring properties of a nematic liquid crystal (LC) in a wide range of the substrate wettability through thermo-transfer printing of siloxane oligomers. For the modification of the surface energy, poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) oligomers were directly transferred onto a glass substrate from a bulk PDMS plate by contact printing at elevated temperatures. The hydrophobicity of the PDMS-modified surface was found to increase with the temperature of the substrate during transfer printing. The LC alignment on the PDMS-modified substrate exhibited continuous variations of the pretilt angle from nearly 0° to 90° and the polar anchoring strength according to the surface energy.     

Hyperbranched polyimide application in liquid crystal alignment layers

Several hyperbranched polyimides (HBPIs) were applied in liquid crystal (LC) alignment layers and exhibited outstanding performance for LC alignment. The maximum pretilt angle was above 8°, and the minimum pretilt angle was 4.2°. The results of atomic force microscope measurement disclosed that a lot of grooves were aligned parallel to the rubbing direction and found that the grooves were not main factor for LC alignment. The LC alignment and pretilt angles are unambiguously associated with the intrinsic HBPI chemical structures. The results of thermal gravimetric analysis and ultraviolet–visible spectra showed that the HBPIs had good thermal stability and excellent transmittance. T₅ and T₁₀ were higher than 360°C and 400°C, respectively. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Physicochemical analysis of ion beam-induced surface modifications on polyethylene glycol films for liquid crystal alignment

ABSTRACT

We investigated the surface modification induced by the ion-beam (IB) irradiation of a polyethylene glycol (PEG) film and its liquid crystal (LC) alignment characteristics. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis revealed the chemical modification; as the IB incidence angle increased, the number of surface C–O bonds decreased, inducing an anisotropic dipole moment on the PEG film surface. In addition, the physical modification was demonstrated via atomic force microscopy analysis using three-dimensional images as a function of the IB incidence angle. The surface roughness was analyzed; the modification with the smoothest surface was observed for an IB incidence angle of 45°. This modification affected the LC alignment state of the PEG film, as demonstrated by the polarized optical microscopy analysis with pre-tilt angle measurements. Furthermore, for the same IB incidence angle, the residual DC measured using the capacitance–voltage curves was extremely low. Hence, a PEG film irradiated with an IB incidence angle of 45° could be a suitable LC alignment layer.     

Response time mechanism for a photo-aligned vertical-alignment liquid crystal display on a homeotropic alignment layer

The electro-optical characteristics of the photo-aligned vertical-alignment liquid crystal display (VA-LCD) with a non-polarized UV exposure of 45° on homeotropic polyimide (PI) surface was investigated. The domain size of the photo-aligned VA-LCD increases proportionately with the UV exposure time. The LC alignment of the photo-aligned VA-LCD is attributed to photo-dissociation of the polymer by UV exposure on the homeotropic PI surface. Good voltage-transmittance characteristics of the photo-aligned VA-LCD without negative compensation film was measured. The response time of the photo-aligned VA-LCD was slow compared with a rubbing-aligned VA-LCD; this is considered to be due to the alignment of LC molecules.     

Preliminary communication Investigation of pretilt angle generation in nematic liquid crystal with oblique non-polarized UV light irradiation on polyimide films

We investigated new rubbing-free techniques for liquid crystal (LC) alignment with non- polarized ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation on plates coated with two kinds of the polyimide (PI) films. It was found that monodomain alignment of nematic (N) LC is obtained in the cell having a PI surface without a side chain. We successfully observed that the generated pretilt angle of the NLC is about 3 with an angle of incidence of 70 on the PI surface without side chains. This pretilt angle generation is attributed to interaction between the LC molecules and the polymer surfaces; the uniform alignment of NLC is attributed to anisotropic dispersion force effects due to photo-depolymerization of polymer on PI surfaces.     

Photo‐aligning of polyimide layers for liquid crystals

A series of soluble and highly transparent semi‐alicyclic polyimides (PIs) with designed flexible linkages have been synthesized derived from an alicyclic aromatic dianhydride (1,2,3,4‐cyclobutanetetracarboxylic dianhydride, CBDA) and various aromatic ether‐bridged diamines. The semi‐alicyclic PIs were evaluated as the photo‐alignment layers of liquid crystal (LC) molecules in liquid crystal display (LCD). Experimental results indicate that the photo‐alignment characteristics of LC molecules induced by the photo‐aligned PI layers and the electro‐optical (EO) properties of the LC cell devices are closely related with PI backbone structures. The retardation of the photo‐aligned PI layers is correlated with the ultraviolet (UV) absorption intensity of PI at 220 to approximately 330 nm. The higher UV absorption intensity PI has, the higher retardation and lower pre‐tilt angle the photo‐aligned PI layer exhibits. The defect‐free and photo‐aligned PI layer could result into the uniform LC texture, which is highly desired for in‐plane switching (IPS) mode LCD devices. In comparison, PI layer containing trifluoromethyl moiety shows poor photo‐aligning performance because of the strong electronic withdrawing effect of the fluorinated linkage.     

Anisotropic reactive mesogens transfer onto polyimides-mixture layer via imprinting method for continuous pretilt angle control

We present a new approach for the alignment process to orient liquid crystal (LC) molecules. The process consists of fabrication of a stamp composed of reactive mesogens (RMs), transfer of RM from the stamp onto polyimide (PI) layers, and LC device fabrication using the resulting RM/PI layers. The RM stamp was made anisotropic by a rubbing treatment, and this anisotropy was transferred to the PI layers via contact imprinting, leading to an achievement of uniform LC alignment. In addition, the pretilt angle of the LC molecules could be controlled by varying the content of homogeneous PI in the PI layers. We describe the effects of high pretilt angle upon the electro-optical (EO) characteristics of twisted-nematic (TN) cells based on the RM transfer film/blended PI layers.     

Fabrication of homogenously self-alignment fringe-field switching mode liquid crystal cell without using a conventional alignment layer

We propose a novel method to fabricate a uniaxially homogeneous alignment of liquid crystal (LC) molecules without using a conventional alignment layer such as polyimide film. The method produces the polymer alignment layer (PAL) by polymerisation of the monomer including in the LC layer above the T_NI of the LC material. The fringe-field switching (FFS) mode LC cell with the PAL (FFS-PAL-LC cell) produced from the monomer 4,4?-di-mehacryloyl-oxy chalcone (4,4?-DMOCh) exhibited enough level of alignment state and electro-optical property compared with the FFS-LC cell having the conventional polyimide-type alignment layer. We can expect that the FFS-PAL-LC cell is useful for next-generation displays such as flexible liquid crystal displays (LCDs) because the method does not need high-temperature process of over 200°C.