• Journal of Information Display
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.5-9
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• 2007

We demonstrate novel soft-lithographic techniques for preparing patterned liquid crystal (LC) orientations at an alignment layer. By controlling patterning conditions such as wetting property and operating temperature depending on polymeric materials, multi-directional or modified LC alignment conditions can be simply achieved.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2001년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.117-120
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• 2001

A new photoalignment material PFCPMI, poly [4-(fluorocinnamate) phenylmaleimide], was synthesized and the nematic liquid crystal (NLC) aligning capabilities on the photopolymer surface. The NLC pretilt angle generated by non-UV filter method on the PFCPMI surface was higher than that of the UV filter method. A good LC alignment by non-UV filter method was observed at 150\`c of annealing temperature. However, the alignment defect of the NLC by UV filter method was measured above 150$^{\circ}C$ of annealing temperature. Consequently, the high pretilt angle and the good LC alignment in NLC using non-UV filter method can be achieved.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.423-428
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• 2002

The photoalignment material PFCPMI, poly[4-(fluorocinnamate)phenylmaleimide], was synthesized and the nematic liquid crystal(NLC) aligning capabilities on the photopolymer surface. The NLC pretilt angle geneated by non-UV filter method on the PFCPMI surface was higher than that of the UV filter method. A good LC alignment by non-UV filter method was observed at $150^{\circ}C$ of annealing temperature. However, the alignment defect of the NLC by UV filter method was measured above $150^{\circ}C$ of annealing temperatue. Consequently, the high pretilt angle and the good LC alignment in NLC using non-UV filter method can be acheived.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.362-368
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• 2021

본 논문에서는 알킬 사슬 길이에 따른 러빙 처리된 불소화 자기 조립 단분자막(fluorinated self-assembled monolayers; FSAM)의 수직 액정 배향 상태를 보고한다. FSAM의 증착을 위해 간단한 공정인 기체-상 방법이 사용되었다. FSAM의 가시광선 영역대 광학 평균 투과율은 77.63%~78.21%로 75.89%의 투과율을 갖는 기존의 폴리이미드막보다 우수하였다. 또한 프리틸트각 측정과 편광현미경 사진을 통해 FSAM의 우수한 수직 배향 특성을 관찰하였다. 접촉각과 FSAM의 표면에너지 측정을 통해 알킬 사슬 길이에 따른 프리틸트각이 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. FSAM의 높은 광학 투과율과 균일한 수직 배향 특성은 FSAM이 액정 배향막으로서의 가능성을 보여주었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 1997년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.123-126
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• 1997

In this study, we investigated the Pretilt ang1e generation in nematic liquid crystal (NLC) by using the transcription, alignment on polyimide(Pl) surfaces. That the uniform alignment of NLC is observed by microphotograph textures in LC cells on Pl surface. We obtained that the pretilt angle of NLC are generated about 3.6$^{\circ}$on Pl surface. It is considered that the LC alignment by transcription alignment method is attributed to memory effect of LC on Pl surface.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 1997년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.112-115
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• 1997

In this paper, we investigated the liquid crystal(LC) alignment and generation of pretilt angle by using photo-alignment techniques on two kinds of polyimide(Pl) surface. It was found that the uniform alignment for nematic(N) LC is obtained in a cell with slanted UV light irradiation on PI surface without side-chain. We successfully observed that the pretilt angle of NLC is generated about 3.3 degrees in a cell with an incidence angle of 70 degrees on PI surface without side chain. It is considered that the pretilt angle generation in NLC is attributed to interaction between the LC molecular and the polymer.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.1014-1018
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• 2003

A photoalignment material of a PGMAcr, poly[3-(acryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate] using a photopolymerized the acrylate unit by photo-initiator and a PGMA4Ch, poly[3(4-chalconyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate] using a photodimerization by chalcone group were synthesized. Also, the liquid crystal (LC) aligning capabilities on the photopolymer layers were studied. A good LC alignment with UV exposure on the PGMAcr surface can be obtained. However, the LC alignment defects were observed on the PGMA4Ch surface. The LC aligning capabilities of the PGMAcr surface by photo-initiator were better than that of the PGMA4Ch surface by chalcone group as photosensitive moiety.

• Journal of Information Display
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.19-22
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• 2001

In this paper, we describe the electro-optic effects of photonic crystals made of a synthetic opal filled with a nematic liquid crystal(LC). By applying an external electric field, a shift in the Bragg reflection peak position(stop band) and a field-induced change in its peak reflectivity are observed. These significant surface alignment effects of the opal-LC composite are discussed in a similar manner for Freederick-type transitions of LC within a confined geometry in the presence of external fields.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회 및 기술 세미나 논문집 디스플레이 광소자
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• pp.43-43
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• 2008

Recently, it is widely studied to liquid crystal (LC) alignment using ion-beam exposure. Because conventional rubbing method has some problems such as defects from dust and electrostatic charges and rubbing scratch during rubbing process. Moreover rubbing method needs cleaning process to remove these defects. Therefore rubbing-free techniques like ion-beam method are strongly required. We studied LC alignment by controlling ion-beam irradiation angles and electro-optical (EO) characteristics of twisted nematic LC on the polyimide surface. In this experiment, a good uniform alignment of the nematic liquid crystal (NLC) with the ion-beam exposure on the polyimide (PI) surface was observed. We also achieved low pretilt angle as function of ion-beam irradiation angles. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic (XPS) analysis provided chemical evidence for LC alignment by controlling ion-beam irradiation angles. In addition, it can be achieved the good EO properties of the ion-beam-aligned twisted nematic liquid crystal display (TN-LCD) on PI surface. Some other experiments results and discussion will be included in the presentation.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.904-909
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• 2019

$100^{\circ}C$에 소성한 인듐 아연 산화막 (IZO)을 이온빔 처리하여, 균일할 수평 액정 배향을 구현하였다. 유리 기판 위에 코팅된 IZO 박막을 $100^{\circ}C$에 소성하고 액정 배향 기술로 이온빔을 사용하였다. 이것을 이용하여 얻어진 액정 배향의 특성을 분석하기 위해서, 편광 현미경과 결정 회전법을 사용하였다. 또한 이온빔 처리된 IZO 박막을 이용하여 만든 액정 셀이 높은 품질의 액정 소자에 충분한 열적 안정성을 가진다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 그리고 전계방출 주사 전자 현미경을 이용하여 이온빔의 IZO 박막의 표면에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 이것을 통하여 이온빔이 IZO 박막 표면의 거칠기를 변화시키고, 액정 배향에 영향을 준다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 마지막으로 IZO 박막으로 제작한 액정 셀의 전기-광학 특성을 측정하였다. 그리고 이것이 기존에 사용되는 러빙법 처리된 폴리이미드 박막으로 제작한 액정 셀보다 뛰어난 특성을 가진다는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 액정 고정 에너지를 측정하여 이것이 균일한 액정 배향을 구현하기 위한 적합한 특성을 가진다는 것을 확인하였다.