• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.385-389
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• 2011

In rubbing process, process factors, the properties of alignment layer and the physical properties of rubbing cloth have acted as important variables. These factors affect the orientation properties of the alignment layer by rubbed extent that is determined by rubbing density and rubbing force. In this work, we studied the effects of rubbing cloths with different pile density and rigidity on rubbing density(length) and rubbing force. As the pile density and rigidity of rubbing cloths increased, the birefringence and the surface roughness of the rubbed alignment layers became bigger, but the characteristics of rubbing-effect had differed each other. The pile density of rubbing cloths which was related with the number of pile, affected the rubbing density(length). On the other hand, the pile rigidity of rubbing was closely related to rubbing force rather than the rubbing density(length).

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.68-75
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• 1997

본 해설에서는 평판 디스플레이 소자중의 하나인 LCD의 액정배향기술에 관하여 해설하였다. 액정배향은 LCD의 전기광학특성을 좌우하는 매우 중요한 기술이다. LCD 소자에 있어서 기판의 표면 위에 액정분자를 배열시키는 기술은 현재 러빙법이 주로 사용되고 있지만 러빙을 하지 않는 넌러빙법을 이용한 액정배향기술이 강하게 요구되고 있으며 향후 LCD에 있어서 보다 중요한 역할을 할 것으로 기대되고 있으며 고성능 LCD의 실현에는 필수 불가결한 기술로 생각된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.329-329
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• 2007

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.290-294
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• 2008

Induction mechanism of molecular orientations for a rubbed polymer film as an alignment layer was investigated using polarized UV/Vis spectroscopic experiments for polyimide and polyvinylcinnamate whose conjugated electrons are located along main chain and side chain, respectively. By determining anisotropy formed in the rubbed film, LC director formed in the LC cell, and orientation direction of deposited pentacene molecules, it was found that LC orientation was induced mainly by molecular interactions whereas surface microgrooves formed by the rubbing process affect the orientation direction of deposited pentacene molecules.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.362-366
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• 2006

It was found by polarized FTIR spectroscopic studies that pentacene molecules are arranged with their molecular axes perpendicular to the substrate surface when pentacene films are deposited on a polyimide alignment layer. The ring plane in a pentacene molecule is arranged parallel to the rubbing direction of the polyimide alignment film while no specific arrangement of vertically deposited pentacene molecules was found for the film without rubbing. The pentacene band at $1296cm^{-1}$ which has a transition dipole moment parallel to the ring plane is much stronger in a polarized IR spectrum of parallel to the rubbing direction, whereas the band at $908cm^{-1}$ whose transition dipole align normal to the ring plane shows much stronger intensity in a spectrum of perpendicular to the rubbing direction. These findings indicate that orientation of polyimide chains affects the arrangement of pentacene molecules when they are deposited on a polyimide alignment film.

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.245-246
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• 2007

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.02a
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• pp.304-305
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• 2003

파장 355 nm인 Nd：YAG 레이저의 3차 고조파 자외선 레이저빔을 이용하여 색소첨가 폴리이미드 필름을 광배향시키고 이것을 사용하여 액정셀을 제작하였다. 광배향으로 제작된 액정셀의 특성을 알아보기 위하여 정렬성, 광투과곡선, 응답시간 둥을 측정하여 러빙에 의한 액정셀과 비교하였다. 그 결과 광배향 액정셀은 러빙에 의한 액정셀에 비하여 정렬성, 선경사각, 광투과도 등의 특성은 떨어지나 낮은 문턱전압과 빠른 응답시간 특성을 가진 것으로 나타났다.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.174-179
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• 2015

Alignments of photo-reactive mesogen were induced using bare glass substrates without a polymer alignment layer. It was found by using polarized FTIR spectroscopy, polarized microscopy, and birefringence measurement experiments that the reactive mesogen could be aligned along the rubbing direction although the glass substrate without an alignment layer was used. The induction mechanism of the rubbed bare glass is ascribed to that polymers from rubbing clothes are coated on the glass substrate along the rubbing direction and lead the alignment of liquid crystals through intermolecular interactions.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.195-202
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• 2015

We developed a reflection ellipsometer so that one can measure the extremely small optical anisotropy of a rubbed polyimide alignment layer, without being disturbed by the residual anisotropy of the substrate. The optical anisotropy of the alignment layer was measured as rubbing strength was increased, and the measured anisotropy was compared to the retardation obtained by using a transmission-type ellipsometer, to confirm the reliability of our reflection ellipsometer. With this measured anisotropy we could verify the formation of an alignment layer by rubbing, and could quantitatively evaluate the formation of the alignment layer.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.209-217
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• 2002

We studied the mechanism of orientation of polyimide molecules which were irradiated by polarized UU (PUV) using polarized Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy, According to the measured UV spectra, we found PI films mainly absorb UV light less than 350 nm wavelength, therefore, UV light less than 360 nm induces photochemical reaction of PI. PUV irradiation of PI films caused decrease of all peak intensities in the FT-IR spectra. except the newly formed broad peak at $3244 cm^{-1}$, due to degradation of the PI molecules. The remaining PI molecules after photo-degradation showed predominantly perpendicular molecular orientation to the irradiated PUV polarization direction, due to the preferential degradation of PI molecules parallel to irradiated PUV polarization direction. However the rubbing of PI films induced reorientation of the PI molecules parallel to the rubbing direction. We also investigated the alignment of the liquid crystal by rubbing or PUV irradiation. Liquid crystals align perpendicular to the PUV polarization direction and parallel to the rubbing direction.