TY - GEN
T1 - The effect of nanopatterning using rigiflex mold on liquid crystal alignment
AU - Kim, Jong Bok
AU - Lim, Ju Ri
AU - Kim, Jong Tae
AU - Choi, Chu Ji
AU - Kim, Kyung Chan
AU - Ahn, Han Jin
AU - Hwang, Byoung Har
AU - Kim, Youn Sang
AU - Baik, Hong Koo
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The nanopatterning using rigiflex mold is introduced to solve the several problems, such as difficulty to generate the pretilt angle and to control the liquid crystal (LC) rising-up direction and low optical property, in general patterning techniques for LC alignment. The rigiflex mold allows the mold to peel off with directionality, followed by orientation of the free end chain of alignment layer with physical groove. The oriented free end chain induces the preferential direction of LC molecules in LC driving, solving the problems such as pretilt generation and control of LC rising-up direction. In addition, nanometer-scale pattern improves the optical property, such as brightness. This is attributed to the increase of LC order parameter and suppression of diffraction in nanometer-scale pattern. As a result, these results show the potential of nanopatterning technique as an alternative alignment method.
AB - The nanopatterning using rigiflex mold is introduced to solve the several problems, such as difficulty to generate the pretilt angle and to control the liquid crystal (LC) rising-up direction and low optical property, in general patterning techniques for LC alignment. The rigiflex mold allows the mold to peel off with directionality, followed by orientation of the free end chain of alignment layer with physical groove. The oriented free end chain induces the preferential direction of LC molecules in LC driving, solving the problems such as pretilt generation and control of LC rising-up direction. In addition, nanometer-scale pattern improves the optical property, such as brightness. This is attributed to the increase of LC order parameter and suppression of diffraction in nanometer-scale pattern. As a result, these results show the potential of nanopatterning technique as an alternative alignment method.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:55849102536
SN - 9781605603902
T3 - SID Conference Record of the International Display Research Conference
SP - 299
EP - 301
BT - EURODISPLAY-2007 - Proceedings of the 27th International Display Research Conference
T2 - EURODISPLAY-2007 - 27th International Display Research Conference
Y2 - 18 September 2007 through 22 September 2007
ER -