A versatile photochemical procedure to introduce a photoreactive molecular layer onto a polyimide film for liquid crystal alignment

Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 639-645

  Sasaki, Akira ^a   Aoshima, Hozumi ^a   Nagano, Shusaku ^a,b   Seki, Takahiro ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Azobenzene; Cinnamate; Liquid crystal cell; Photoalignment; Polyimide film; Surface modification; Vacuum ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

CINNAMATES; LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS; PHOTO-ALIGNMENT; POLYIMIDE FILM; VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT;

AZOBENZENE; FILM PREPARATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERIC FILMS; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; SURFACE TREATMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VACUUM;

SURFACES;

EID: 84861933375     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2012.45     Document Type: Article

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