Photoalignment Process of Optical Anisotropic Pentacene Thin Film for Organic TFTs

  • Yu, Chang-Jae (School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Jin (School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Chi-Hwan (School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Sin-Doo (School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2005.07.19

Abstract

We report on the photoalignment process of pentacene thin film with optical anisotropy on treated buffer layers. The photopolymer, showing an anchoring transition, was used as a buffer layer to control the structural order of the pentacene molecules. Using the photoelastic modulator, it was found that the grain size and the optical anisotropy of the pentacene thin film were strongly correlated with each other.

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