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Title: Liquid-crystal photoalignment by photosensitive fluorinated poly(arylene ether)

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1894604· OSTI ID:20637043
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  1. Department of Polymer Science and Technology, Chonbuk National University, Chonbuk 561-756 (Korea, Republic of)

We report a liquid-crystal (LC) photoalignment material with a high photosensitivity based on the fluorinated poly(arylene ether) containing a chalcone unit in the main chain. The fluorinated poly(arylene ether) exhibited defect-free homogeneous alignment of LCs upon irradiation of linearly polarized UV light for 10 s. Spectroscopic analyses revealed that [2+2] cycloaddition between the chalcone moieties generated the surface anisotropy to induce an efficient alignment of LCs.

OSTI ID:
20637043
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 86, Issue 13; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1894604; (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English