Effects of surface modification with reactive mesogen on the anchoring strength of liquid crystals

We studied the effects of polymer chain ordering in the alignment layer and resulting molecular interactions on the surface anchoring energy by introducing a reactive mesogen (RM) coating to the alignment layer. Directionally polymerized RMs on the rubbed alignment layer decrease the steric repulsio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of applied physics 2013-06, Vol.113 (23)
Hauptverfasser: Moon, Yeon-Kyu, Lee, You-Jin, In Jo, Soo, Kim, Youngsik, Uk Heo, Jeong, Baek, Ji-Ho, Kang, Sung-Gon, Yu, Chang-Jae, Kim, Jae-Hoon
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Zusammenfassung:We studied the effects of polymer chain ordering in the alignment layer and resulting molecular interactions on the surface anchoring energy by introducing a reactive mesogen (RM) coating to the alignment layer. Directionally polymerized RMs on the rubbed alignment layer decrease the steric repulsion and increase the electronic interaction with liquid crystal molecules, and, as a result, the surface anchoring energy is enhanced in both the out-of plane and in-plane directions. We also demonstrated that this enhanced surface anchoring energy can be used to improve the response time characteristics of liquid crystal displays.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.4809746