Novel Homeotropic Alignment Materials with Alkylcyclohexylbenzene as Side Chain in Polyimides

  • Lee, H.K. (Liquid Crystal Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Division of Natural Sciences, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Y.B. (Liquid Crystal Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Division of Natural Sciences, Konkuk University)
  • Published : 2003.07.09

Abstract

VA-LCDs is widely used for recent LCD productions owing to wide viewing angle characteristics with an unusually high contrast ratio. To apply for VA-LCDs, the novel homeotropic alignment materials were synthesized, which have the liquid crystal molecule as a side chain at aromatic diamine in a polyimide structure. These polyimides generated a high pretilt angle $90^{\circ}C$. In this paper, the synthesis and alignment properties of new homeotropic alignment materials will be discussed..

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