含氟基团对液晶垂直排列的作用

实验发现双酚A双肉桂酸酯和六氟双酚A双肉桂酸酯单体在线偏振紫外光作用下发生光交联,形成的薄膜对液晶分子的排列效果截然不同,分别诱导液晶分子沿面平行排列和垂直排列.红外光谱分析表明光交联的类型均为[2+2]环加成反应.利用原子力显微镜观察薄膜表面,没有发现明显的各向异性拓扑分布.通过测量非含氟和含氟两种交联膜的表面能大小,发现氟的引入使薄膜的表面能降低,同时表面能中的极性作用明显降低.实验结果表明,氟基团的引入导致液晶分子垂直排列.本文探讨了这种垂直排列的原因.     

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     

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.     

可交联LB膜的研究(Ⅰ)聚-L-谷氨酸-5-(6＇-己二醇肉桂酸酯)酯的合成、表面行为、光交联反应的研究

合成了一种新的聚合物聚L-谷氨酸-5-(6＇-己二醇肉桂酸酯基)酯,研究了它在空气/水界面的行为、形成LB膜能力、液晶性质及光交联反应.     

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.     

热致型光敏液晶高分子在液晶场中光交联反应的研究

研究了具有肉桂酸酯侧链基的热致型液晶高分子的光交联行为．结果表明，在２０ｍｉｎ紫外光照射的条件下，形成液晶相的液晶高分子膜的光交联凝胶百分率要明显高于尚未形成液晶相的同种高分子膜．对形成液晶相的高分子膜，在环境温度低于液晶各向同性温度Ｔ时，温度对光交联凝胶百分率的影响甚微．这表明，由于液晶高分子中致介单元的聚集和有序排列形成的微区结构也影响了大分子链侧基肉桂酸酯的聚集状态．从而使其光化学性质发生变化．     

含有联苯和肉桂酸酯基团的侧链液晶共聚物的合成与表征

合成了两种含有联苯刚性基元的甲基丙烯酸酯单体M1和M2,其中M1为含有可光交联的肉桂酸酯端基的单体.通过溶液自由基聚合,得到一系列含不同比例M1和M2单体单元的聚丙烯酸酯类侧链液晶共聚物.采用1H-NMR、FT-IR等方法对单体和聚合物的结构进行了详细表征.用示差扫描量热法、偏光显微镜以及广角和小角X-射线衍射对单体和聚合物的液晶性进行了研究.结果表明,末端为肉桂酸酯基团的单体M1无液晶性,其均聚物P1有微弱的液晶性,而端基为正丁基的单体M2及其均聚物P9则表现出近晶相液晶行为.共聚物P2~P5均为向列型液晶,P6~P9则为近晶型液晶.随在聚合物中M2单体含量的增加,共聚物的玻璃化转变温度、熔点及清亮点温度均呈现增加趋势.     

可交联LB膜的研究(I)聚-L-谷氨酸-5-(6-己二醇肉桂酸酯)酯的合成、表面行为、光交联反应的研究

合成了一种新的聚合物聚 L-谷氨酸 - 5- ( 6 -己二醇肉桂酸酯基 )酯 ,研究了它在空气 /水界面的行为、形成 LB膜能力、液晶性质及光交联反应。     

非标记液晶型免疫传感器检测赭曲霉素A

研制了一种基于液晶取向改变的非标记液晶型免疫传感器,并用于检测赭曲霉素A(0TA).采用戊二醛交联法将OTA同定在由自组装膜修饰的玻璃肇底表面.自组装膜能诱导液晶分子垂直排列,而连接OTA抗体后则扰乱了液晶分子取向的有序排列,导致液晶分子在化学敏感膜表面的取向发生变化,使光学信号的亮度及色彩发生变化,以此实现对OTA的...     

磷脂酸Langmuir-Blodgett膜分子结构的原子力显微术研究——分子排列有序性,分子间氢键作用,超分子结构以及晶格结构转变

利用原子力显微镜(AFM)研究了二棕榈酰磷脂酸(DPPA)的单层,双层和三层Langmuir-Blodgett膜的分子排列结构,发现相邻的(2～6个)DPPA分子的极性头磷酸基团通过分子间氢键形成局域超分子结构.分子分辨的AFM图象表明,DP-PA LB膜中分子排列具有长程的取向和位置有序.DPPA分子的晶格排列随着LB膜层数的增加由单层和双层的六方晶格转变成三层的正交(四方)晶格.探讨了不同的pH下的DPPA极性头磷酸基团的分子间氢键作用及其对膜分子有序排列以及云母基片对DPPALB膜中分子排列的晶格结构的影响.     

Studies on the electro-optical and the light-scattering properties of PDLC films with the size gradient of the LC droplets

Polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films with the size gradient of the LC droplets were prepared based on the epoxy/acrylate hybrid polymer matrix. The ultraviolet (UV) intensity gradient was induced by the UV-absorbing dye over the thickness of the samples. Taking advantage of the difference between the epoxy monomers and acrylate monomers in polymerisation rates and the UV intensity gradient, the gradient distribution of the LC droplet size was formed in PDLC films. The effect of the size gradient of the LC droplets on the electro-optical and the light-scattering properties of PDLC films was investigated. The results showed that due to the size gradient distribution of the LC droplets, PDLC films could exhibit the strong light scattering in the UV-visible-near infrared (VIS-NIR) region. Consequently, it provides a potential approach for modulating NIR light transmittance.     

Synthesis and properties of photoalignable aromatic polyesters containing phenylenediacrylate units in their backbones and n‐alkyl moieties in their side groups

A series of poly[oxy(4‐n‐alkyl‐3,5‐benzoate)oxy‐1,4‐phenylenediacryloyl]s (PPDA‐CnBZ polymers) with high molecular weights was synthesized. These polymers exhibit excellent solubility in some common organic solvents and produce good quality films using conventional spin‐casting and drying processes. The polymers are thermally stable up to 357–362 °C in a nitrogen atmosphere; their glass transition temperatures are greater than 121 °C. The photoreactions and photoalignments of the polymers were investigated using ultraviolet‐visible and infrared spectroscopy, and their liquid crystal (LC) alignment properties were examined. The phenylenediacrylate (PDA) chromophores in the polyesters were found to mainly undergo photocyclization upon ultraviolet light irradiation. Irradiation of the polyester films with linearly polarized ultraviolet light (LPUVL) induces preferential orientation of the polymer main chains, while the unreacted PDA chromophores are aligned along the direction perpendicular to the electric vector of the LPUVL. All the films irradiated with LPUVL were found to align LCs in a direction perpendicular to the electric vector of the LPUVL. Moreover, these LC alignments persisted even on irradiated films annealed at temperatures up to 210 °C, which is much higher than the glass transition temperatures of the polyesters. These LC alignment characteristics are due to the anisotropic interactions of the LC molecules with the oriented polymer chains and with the unreacted PDA chromophores. LC alignments on the polyester film surfaces have homeotropic to homogeneous characteristics, depending on the length of the n‐alkyl side group, providing strong evidence that the n‐alkyl side groups of the polyesters play a critical role in determining the pretilt angles of the LCs. The LC pretilt angles were also found to be influenced by the thermal annealing history of the irradiated films. In summary, the excellent properties of the PPDA‐CnBZ polymers make them promising candidate materials for use as LC alignment layers in advanced LC display devices. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 1322–1334, 2004     

The fabrication of novel optical diffusers based on UV-cured polymer dispersed liquid crystals

Polymer dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) with different sizes of the LC droplets are prepared based on the ultraviolet (UV) light curable acrylate monomers/LCs composites to fabricate the optical diffuser films. To acquire light diffusers with high optical performance, the effects of the monomer structure and the UV light intensity on the micro-structure of the PDLC films are studied. Results show that the PDLC films could exhibit a strong light scattering at the premise of maintaining high transmittance in the visible region. As the LC droplets are spherically dispersed in the polymer networks, when the size of LC droplets is about 3.0 μm, the haze can reach 88.5% and the transmittance is nearly 90.0%, which can be used as a bottom diffuser film. While when the size of LC droplets is about 10.0 μm, the haze and transmittance are 39.2% and 90.2%, respectively; hence, it can be a good choice for a top diffuser film. With the advantages of simple preparation, roll-to-roll industrial production and tunable optical properties, it is supported that the films based on UV-cured PDLC films can be applied as outstanding optical diffuser films in the liquid crystal display industry.     

Control of the microstructure of polymer network and effects of the microstructures on light scattering properties of UV‐cured polymer‐dispersed liquid crystal films

Polymer‐dispersed liquid crystals (PDLC) films were prepared from ultraviolet (UV) irradiation‐induced polymerization of the photopolymerizable monomers in photopolymerizable monomers/nematic liquid crystal (LC) mixtures. The effects of the composition of the mixtures, the curing temperature, and the UV light intensity on the microstructure of the polymer network in the PDLC films were investigated. Furthermore, the effects of the microstructures on the light scattering properties of the PDLC films in the wavelength region of 300–2500 nm were studied experimentally and theoretically based on the combination of three kinds of classical light scattering theories: the Rayleigh‐Gans (RG) approach, the anomalous diffraction (AD) approach, and the geometrical optics (GO) approach. It was found that the sizes of LC domain in PDLC films increased with the increase of the LC content as well as the decrease of the UV curing intensity, while increased at first and then decreased with the increase of the curing temperature. Moreover, smaller LC domain sizes could exhibit strong scattering properties in a smaller VIS wavelength region and the transmittance in NIR region (especially in the wavelength range of 1300–2500 nm) obviously decreased with the increasing sizes of LC domain. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 46: 2090–2099, 2008     

Analysis of the rewriting time of liquid crystal optical rewritable e-paper

Theoretical and experimental analysis of the rewriting time of liquid crystal (LC) optical rewritable (ORW) e-paper was conducted. The equations of rewriting time of alignment molecule SD1 film with and without interaction with LC based on diffusion model were derived, which shows that the rewriting time of LC ORW e-paper could be shortened by enlarging light intensity or decreasing azimuthal anchoring energy. The rewriting time of pure SD1 films and LC ORW cells was measured under different light intensities. And LC ORW cells with different azimuthal anchoring energy were prepared for rewriting time measurement. A good agreement between experimental and theoretical results was obtained, which indicates that using larger light intensity and making LC cell with smaller azimuthal anchoring energy, ORW rewriting time could be decreased to the amount suitable for practical use.     

不同波长紫外光照下纳米TiO2薄膜的光致亲水性与循环伏安行为

通过溶胶-凝胶方法分别在ITO和玻璃表面制备了纳米TiO_2薄膜，研究了纳米 TiO_2薄膜在254及365nm的紫外光照射下的循环伏安行为和光致超亲水性。在紫外 光的照射下，TiO_2薄膜电极可表现出两个光电化学过程，纳米TiO_2薄膜的光致超 亲水性转变及两个光电化学过程的速率均取决于紫外光的波长，原因在于纳米 TiO_2薄膜对两种波长的光的吸收率和光子的能量不同。提出了光电化学过程的机 理，认为紫外光照射下纳米TiO_2薄膜的超亲水性变化与产生Ti~(3+)的过程引起的 表面微观结构变化存在的一定的内在联系。     

UV-induced homeotropic orientation of nematic liquid crystals dissolving two species of monomers carrying liquid-crystalline side-chain group and anthracene group

We propose the technique for formation of the polymer orientation film (POF) by polymerisation of the monomers being dissolved in the liquid crystal (LC) material for controlling the orientation of the LC molecules. For obtaining the homeotropic orientation, combination of the two monomers, 4-(4?-octyloxy-biphenyl-4-yloxy)-butyl ester (AOBBE) and 2,7-dimethacryloyl-oxy-anthracene (DMAAnth), was found to be useful. The monomer DMAAnth initiates the polymerisation under ultraviolet (UV) light exposure, and the AOBBE unit induces the homeotropic orientation. The monomer DMAAnth is useful for maintaining the high voltage holding ratio and low residual direct-current voltage after UV light exposure because the molecules of DMAAnth do not remain in the LC layer.     

Cr掺杂金红石相TiO2(110)单晶薄膜的制备、表征及光催化活性

采用脉冲激光沉积术(PLD)同质外延生长了表面原子级平整的6%(原子比)Cr 掺杂的金红石相TiO₂(110)单晶薄膜, 采用扫描隧道显微镜(STM)、扫描隧道谱(STS)、X 射线光电子能谱(XPS)和紫外光电子能谱(UPS)对其进行了表征. 结果表明: Cr 掺杂对TiO₂(110)-(1×1)表面的形貌没有明显影响, 但是提高了掺杂薄膜在负偏压的导电性; Cr与晶格O键合而呈现+3价态, 由此在TiO₂的价带顶上方~0.4 eV处引入杂质能级. 紫外-可见光吸收谱显示薄膜的光吸收能力被扩展到~650 nm, 处于可见光范围. 借助STM以单个甲醇分子的光解反应检测了薄膜的光催化活性. 仅观察到紫外光照射下甲醇分子的脱氢反应, 在可见光照射下(λ>430 nm)甲醇分子没有发生反应, 表明单独的Cr掺杂可能不足以提高TiO₂在可见光下的催化活性.     

A novel liquid crystals photoalignment layer-by-layer self-assembled film fabricated with long side-chain cinnamate polyelectrolyte

A novel photoalignment film for liquid crystals (LC) was prepared based on layer-by-layer self-assembly of photosensitive long side-chain cinnamate polyelectrolyte. A series of self-assembled films with different methylene spacer groups was prepared and used as alignment film. The film became anisotropic, and could induce uniform alignment of LC after irradiation by linearly polarised ultraviolet light (LPUVL). The effects of spacer chain lengths of the cinnamoyl polycations on the structure and photoalignment properties of the self-assembled film were studied. The polycation films with longer spacer chain obtained a larger dichroic ratio after LPUVL irradiation. The contrast ratio (T _max/T _min) of the LC cell increased with spacer chain length increase. However, it was found that the thermal stability of PSS/PACPYn films decreased with increasing chain length of polycation.