Method of making a liquid crystal alignment layer

A method of making a liquid crystal alignment layer comprising the steps of: (i) providing a layer on a substrate, the layer comprising a polythiophene according to formula (I): 1 wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent hydrogen or a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group or together represent a C 1 -C 4 alk...

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Hauptverfasser: Tahon, Jean-Pierre, Cloots, Tom, Bauerle, Roger
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method of making a liquid crystal alignment layer comprising the steps of: (i) providing a layer on a substrate, the layer comprising a polythiophene according to formula (I): 1 wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent hydrogen or a C 1 -C 4 alkyl group or together represent a C 1 -C 4 alkylene group or a cycloalkylene group; and (ii) mechanically rendering the layer liquid crystal aligning; a liquid crystal alignment layer obtainable by the above-mentioned method; a liquid crystal device incorporating the above-mentioned liquid crystal alignment layer; a liquid crystal display comprising the above-mentioned liquid crystal alignment layer or the above-mentioned liquid crystal device; and the use of the polythiophene according to formula (I) for aligning liquid crystals.