• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1996년도 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1453-1455
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• 1996

The odd-even effect of the alkyl chain length of rubbed polyimide Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) surfaces on the extrapolation length of 5CB has been successfully evaluated for the first time by measuring polar anchoring strength. The extrapolation length of 5CB for rubbed PI-LB surfaces with even-numbers is small compared with odd-numbers for alkyl chain lengths of greater than 7 carbons. The extrapolation length of 5CB on rubbed PI-LB surfaces with odd-numbers increases gradually as the temperature increases but tends to diverge near the clearing temperature (Tc=$35.3^{\circ}C$). The extrapolation length diverges because of rapidly decreasing surface order near $T_c$. We suggest that the polar anchoring strength on rubbed PI-LB surfaces with even-number is strong because of relatively high surface ordering caused by more crystalline surfaces. Finally, we conclude that the odd-even effects of the polar anchoring strength in NLCs are strongly related to the character of the polymer and observed clearly for long alkyl chain lengths.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.15-20
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• 1999

Photo-crosslinkable polyimide(PI) which contains CF3 moiety was synthesized. Polarized UV light transformed ketone group of PI to hydroxyl group, which was confirmed by IR and UV-visible spectroscopy. We investigated the dichroic UV-absorption before and after photo-reaction with linearly polarized light. In particular we have attempted to clarify the relationship between the anisotropy of surface region and surface azimuthal anchoring energy and knew that the anchoring energy of photo-alignment PI is comparable with that of mechanical rubbing.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제11권12호
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• pp.1133-1138
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• 1998

In this paper, we obtained the monodomain alignment of nematic liquid Crystal(NLC) in the cell fabricated by transcription alignment method on polyimide(PI) surface with side chain. It is considered that the LC alignment produced by the transcription alignment method is attributed to a memory effect of the NLC on PI surfaces. Also we observed that the generated pretilt angle of NLC is about $3.7^{\circ}$ with transcription alignment on PI surface. Next, we measured that the voltage-transmittance characteristics of transcription-aligned TN-LCD are almost same compared to rubbing-aligned TN-LCD. Also, we measured that the curve of transcription-aligned TN-LCD is less sharp than that of the rubbing-aligend TN-LCD in the decay time characteristics. It is considered that the response time characteristics of transcription-aligned TN-LCD are attributed to the weak anchoring strength between the LC molecules and the polymer surface.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1994년도 추계학술대회 논문집 학회본부
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• pp.234-236
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• 1994

We fabricated Au/PI/Pb and Au/PI/1-layer Arachidic acid/Pb structures in order to electron transport properties through the junctions. It was found that 9-layer PI LB films function as a good tunneling barrier from the I-V properties. And several peaks originating in the vibrational modes of the constituent molecules of 1-layer arachidicacid LB films were clearly observed in $d^2V/dI^2-V$ curves.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.19-30
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• 1997

고분자 Polyimide (PI) film 표면을 반응성 가스 분위기에서 1KeV의 에너지를 가지 는 여러 종류의 이온빔으로 조사하여 표면을 개질하였다. PI표면의 친수성과 표면에너지를 측정하기 위해 접촉각 측정기를 사용하였으며 개질 된 표면의 화학적 변화를 측정하기 위해 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)를 사용하였다. 표면 개질을 위한 이온조사량은 5 $\times$1014 -1$\times$1017 ions/cm2이며 반응가스는 0-8scm까지 변화시켰다. 아르곤 이온빔으로 표면 개질시에는 67。에서 40。까지 감소하였고 표면에너지는 46 dyne/cm에서 64dyne/cm까지 증가하였다. 산소를 6sccm 주입하면서 산소 이온빔으로 표면 개질시 물과의 접촉각은 67。 에서 최대 12。까지 감소하였으며 표면에너지는 46dyne/cm에서 72dyne/cm까지 증가하였고 이때의 이온조사량은 5$\times$1014 -1$\times$1017 ions/cm2 이였다. 여러 종류의 반응성 가스와 이온을 사용하여 개질하여 본 결과 산소분위기에서 산소 이온을 이용하여 개질 하였을 때 접촉각이 8。인 표면을 얻을수 있었다, 산소분위기에서 아르곤 이온빔으로 1$\times$1017 ions/cm2 의 이온 조사량으로 개질 된 Pi 시료를 대기 중에 보관하였을 때에는 110시간 후 65。로 증가하였고 물속에서 보관하였을 때에는 46。로 증가하였다. 그러나 산소 이온빔에 산소분위기에서 개 질 된 시료의 경우 물속에 보관할 경우 접촉강의 증가없이 일정한 값을 나타내었다. 이온조 사로 개질된 시료의 화학적 변화를 확인하기 위하여 XPS 사용하였다. 표면 개질 전의 PI 시료와 산소 분위기에서 1$\times$1017 ions/cm2의 아르곤 이온빔으로 개질한 XPS peak 결과로 보아 Cls의 spectra를 보면 C-C, C-N 그리고 C=O의 결합들은 intensity가 감소하였고 C-O 의 intensity는 증가하였다. Nls peak로 보아 imide N 성분은 이온빔의 조사로 인하여 감소 하였고 C-O의 intensity는 증가하였다. Nls peakk로 보아 imide N성분은 이온빔의조사로 감소하였고 Ols peak로 보아 C-O는 증가하였고 C=O는 약간의 감소가 나타났다. 또한 이온 보조 반응법을 이용하여 처리한 시료의 경우 접착력이 증가하는데 이는 주로 C-O 결합의 산소와 Cu와의 상호작요에 의한 것임을 알수 있었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 1998년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.61-64
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• 1998

We have investigated the effects of ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation condition and imidization temperature for the generation of pretilt angle in nematic liquid crystal (NLC) on the two kinds of the polyimide (PI) surfaces. High pretilt angle of NLC is generated with oblique p-polarized UV light irradiation of 30$^{\circ}$ on PI surface for 20 min. Also, the high pretilt angle of NLC is generated with oblique p-polarized UV light irradiation of 10-30$^{\circ}$ on PI surface at 20min. The pretilt angle of NLC decreases with increasing the imidization temperature on all rubbed PI surfaces ; the pretilt angle of NLC with oblique p-polarized UV light irradiation of 30$^{\circ}$on PI surface decreases with increasing the imidization temperature. The high pretilt angle of NLC is observed due to high photo-depolymerization reaction by low surface energy at low imidization temperature. We suggest that the pretilt angle of NLC is strongly attributed to the photo-depolymerization reaction with the UV light irradiation condition and imidization temperature.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.5-9
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• 2003

The liquid crystal (LC) aligning capabilities by the washing processes after rubbing on the two kinds of the rubbed polyimide (Pl) surface were studied. The polar anchoring energy of 4-n-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl (5CB) increased with the rubbing strength RS on the two kinds of the rubbed PI surface. The polar anchoring energy of 5CB on the rubbed PI surface with alkyl side chains is larger than the rubbed PI surface with CONH moiety. Also, the surface ordering of 5CB on the rubbed PI surface with alkyl side chains is larger than the rubbed PI surface with CONH moiety. Therefore, the surface ordering of 5CB strongly depends on the polymers and washing process.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.21-23
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• 2003

The washing effects on pretilt angle generation in a nematic liquid crystal (NLC), 4-n-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl (5CB) on a rubbed polyimide (PI) surface with trifluoromethyl moiety have been successfully studied. The pretilt angle of 5CB is increased by the washing process on the rubbed PI surface. The surface tension on the rubbed PI surface increases with the rubbing strength RS and then saturated above RS: 150 mm. The pretilt angle of 5CB for all washing processes on the rubbed PI surface decreases with the surface tension. We have found that the pretilt angle of 5CB on the rubbed PI surface may be attributed van der walls (VDW) dispersion interaction between the LC molecules and the polymer surfaces having trifluoromethyl moieties.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1997년도 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1585-1587
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• 1997

We investigated the generation of high pretilt angle for nematic liquid crystal (NLC) in the cell with slanted non-polarized ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation on two kinds of the polyimide (PI) film. It was shown that the monodomain alignment in NLC is obtained in the cell with slanted non-polarized UV light irradiation on PI surface. The pretilt angle of NLC is generated about 3 degrees in the cell with slanted non-polarized UV light irradiation with 70 degrees on PI surface without side chain. But, the pretilt angle of NLC is generated about 1 degree in the cell with slanted non-polarized UV light irradiation with 80 degrees on PI surface with side chain. We consider that the pretilt angle generation in NLC is attributted to anisotropic dispersion force between the LC molecular and the PI surface.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.661-667
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• 2004

The control of tilt angle for nematic liquid crystal (NLC) with negative and positive dielectric anisotropy on the rubbed homeotropic polyimide (PI) using baking method by hot plate equipment was investigated. LC tilt angle decreased with increasing baking temperature and time. Especially, the low LC tilt angle of positive type NLC (Δ$\varepsilon$＞0) on the rubbed homeotropic PI surface by increasing temperature and time was measured. The tilt angle of positive type NLC(Δ$\varepsilon$＞0) is smaller than that of the negative type (Δ$\varepsilon$＞0) on rubbed PI with increasing baking temperature and time. We consider that the tilt angle of NLC is decreased due to increasing the steric interaction between horizon component of permittivity $\varepsilon$ = of NLC and the stress of polymer side chain by high temperature. As the increase of baking temperature, we obtain that AFM (atomic force microscope) image of rubbed PI surface using Hot-plate method has formed better solid micro-groove structure than oven method.