• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.308-313
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• 2005

The effects of molecular environments on photoisomerization of an azobenzene group were investigated using In-situ UV/Vis spectroscopy and optical anisotropy measurement technique. The reversible and repeatable photoisomeritation reactions of azobenzene were observed by irradiating the film containing 4-hydroxyazobenzene and by measuring absorption intensities of the characteristic bands of trans and cis isomers simultaneously. When the self-assembled monolayer with azobenzene groups was used as an alignment layer for a liquid crystal cell, the homeotropic alignment was induced due to their compact packing structures of azobenfene groups along the vertical direction of the substrate. By irradiating UV light on this cell, the trans-azobenzene groups change to cis-isomers through the photoisonlerieation and then resulting in the planar alignment of liquid crystal molecules.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.176-180
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• 2005

The liquid crystalline properties of a series of main chain liquid crystalline polymers and four series compounds consisting of aromatic type Schiff base mesogenic units and polymethylene flexible spacers were studied. The thermal and liquid crystalline properties were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry and on the hot stage of a polarizing microscope. The nature of the liquid crystalline phase of the polymers and compounds depended greatly on the length of the central polymethylene spacer and on the terminal alkoxy groups. Polymers I and Series III exhibited an even-odd effect in melting and isotropization temperatures but Series II and Series IV exhibited an even-odd effect in isotropization temperatures. They formed nematic and smectic mesophases in melts as judged by their optical textures observed through a polarizing microscope.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.176-182
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• 2011

Liquid crystalline aromatic polyesters (LCPs) are representative examples of thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers, whose structure-property relationships have been the subject of many researches. In this study, we synthesized organo-soluble liquid crystalline aromatic polyesters, and their composites with acetylene-terminated thermoset resins were prepared and characterized. Soluble LCPs were synthesized by employing 6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid, terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, and 4-aminophenol as monomers via condensation polymerization based on transesterfication and transamidation. Acetylene-terminated thermoset resins were synthesized by the reaction of 4-ethynylaniline with terephthaloyl dichloride, isophthaloyl dichloride or 4,4'-biphenyldicarbonyl dichloride. We prepared the soluble LCP/thermoset composites by solution blending followed by thermal treatment. The thermal stability, thermal expansion coefficient, and dielectric properties of the composite were studied.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.347-356
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• 2023

Liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) fibers have been widely applied in various fields, such as soft robots and biomimetic actuators, in a one-dimensional form. LCEs possess the characteristics of both fluidity and solid order, as well as the elasticity of rubber, and exhibit stimulus-response based on these properties. In particular, by programming the responsiveness to various stimuli such as heat, light, electric fields, and magnetic fields in terms of shape-changing, various movements such as lifting, twisting, and rotating can be realized with high degrees of freedom. Therefore, LCE fibers have the potential for application in various fields such as artificial muscles, soft robots, wearable technologies, and sensing technologies. The research on liquid crystal elastomer fibers is evaluated to have high applicability in various fields in the Fourth Industrial Revolution as a smart material that can include various functionalities beyond simple fibers. In this review, we introduce the structure and basic characteristics of liquid crystal elastomer fibers, the latest research trends on orientation-based fabrication methods, and various applications such as artificial muscles, smart fabrics, and soft robots.

• Information Display
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• v.5 no.5
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• pp.4-9
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• 2004

최근 비오이 하이디스에서는 무제한의 광시야각과 시야각에 따른 색변화가 최소화된 선명한 색 특성을 갖는 Advanced FFS(Fringe Field Switching) 기술을 개발하였다. 이 기술은 resin 기술적용(평탄화에 의한 고개구율)없이 종래의 FFS 기술에서 액정의 전기 광특성을 최적화하는 새로운 디자인 룰을 찾아내어 실현하였다. 진보된 화소 개념은 전극의 모서리 구조, 전극 간격/폭, 칼라 필터의 블랙 마트릭스(BM)와 전극 간격등의 key parameters들의 최적화에 의해 달성되었고 액정 셀 내의 모서리와 전기장등이 액정을 미세하게 조정할 수 있도록 있게 된 것이다. 이러한 진보된 설계 개념은 모든 FFS 제품에 반영되어 개발되었다. 뿐만 아니라 12.1" XGA 제품에서 투과율이 22% 증가하고 흑백 대비비(Contrast Ratio)는 33% 증가한 600 : 1의 세계 최고 사양을 갖는 제품을 개발하게 되었다. 특히 태블릿과 노트북용 TFT- LCD 모듈에서 단일 도메인(Single Domain) 모드로도 White상태에서 시야각에 따른 색변화가 0.02 이하의 특성을 갖고 180도/180도의 무제한 시야각을 갖고 있다. Advanced FFS 기술의 브랜드 이름과 슬로건으로 'Viewiz'와 'Vision Magic'을 정하여 마케팅 중이며 세계적인 Top Tier 고객에 제품을 판매 중이고, 2004년 3분기에는 태블릿 시장에서 점유율 70%로 1위를 차지하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Rheology
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.99-106
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• 1992

전방향족 폴리에스테르계 열방성 액정중합체(Vectra A-950)를 대상으로 유로가 확 장되는 다이로의 압출을 통하여 액정 섬유상의 배향 특성을 조사하고 이들이 기계적 특성에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다, 다이의 확장 효과에 의하여 중심에서는 유동방향과 수직방향으 로 섬유상이 이중 배향되었으며 가장자리에서는 주로 유동방향으로만 배향이 일어났다. 그 리고 배향 특성은 두께방향으로 상하 대칭성을 갖는 바깥 영역과 중간영역으로 구별되었으 며 겉층은 유동방향으로 배향되고 속층은 중심에서 멀어지면서 배향각이 점진적으로 달라졌 다. 이런한 시편의 기계적 강도는 압출다이의 확장각이 증가하거나 스크류 속도가 증가함으 로 따라 유동방향이나 그 수직방향 모두 현저한 증가를 보였으나 파단신도는 유동방향은 감 소하고 수직방향은 증가하여 증가하여 결과적으로 거의 비슷하였으며 파단신도가 배향상태 를 가장 잘 반영하는 기계적 특성임을 알 수 있었다.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.350-353
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• 2000

Thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer(LCP) has been used for the alignment of ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) molecules and the surface morphology of the resulting polymeric thin film has been observed by atomic forced microscope. The uniform alignment of FLC molecules on the surface of thermotropic LCP thin film was obtained even though microgroove structures were not formed. The contrast ratio of sample cell was about 23:1 including two polarizers and a good memory capability due to the bistability of FLC was obtained. After AC field stabilization at 20V, the typical stripe-shaped patterns appeared.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.1367-1372
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• 2010

Copoly(ether-ether-ester)s having flexible side chain were synthesized by polycondensation. Intrinsic viscosities of polymers were between 0.42 and 0.78dl/g in tetrachloroethane. The polymer structures were investigated by $^1H$-NMR and FT-IR, and thermal and liquid crystalline properties of polymers were measured by DSC, TGA, POM and XRD. As results of investigations, synthetic copolymers exhibited lower melting temperature than homopolymers. When the biphenylene units contents in copolymer were more than 60 mol %, nematic mesophase was observed, and the mesophase of synthetic polymers was dependent upon biphenylene content.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.173-181
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• 2002

The principle of an illumination system including fly-eyes lenses for a liquid crystal display (LCD) projector with 3-panels was presented and its optical system was designed by using the OSLO (premium edition 6.1) optical system design program. Two panels of the illumination system are well aligned for so that the illumination path length is the same, and the third panel has a longer pass length than the others. The two illumination types with the same or different illumination path lengths were derived by using the paraxial ray design method. Refraction powers and positions of each lens were analytically determined by the method, and the damped least square method was utilized to obtain the optimized uniform illumination system.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.272-276
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• 2011

The induction mechanisms of planar arrangements in cholesteric liquid crystals (CLC) which showed selective reflections of visible light were investigated by measuring the selective reflectivity and FTIR peak intensity of $C{\equiv}N$ stretching band. Although the planar arrangement of CLC was not as perfectly induced as the cases prepared with using alignment layers, it could be also induced by stretching polymer substrate or by applying shear forces. The planar arrangements were induced by forming CLC helical structures on top of liquid crystal molecules which were in contact with the substrate and oriented all in the same direction.