Effect of Rubbing on Polymers for Liquid Crystal Alignment Film Studied by Grazing-Incidence X-ray Diffraction and Reflection Ellipsometry(<Special Section>Electronic Displays)

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Rubbed polyimide films have been widely used as liquid crystal alignment films for liquid crystal displays (LCDs). We investigated the effect of rubbing on the surface molecules of polyimide films by using grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD) and reflection ellipsometry. We found that rubbing not only caused the polymer chains to align in the direction of rubbing but also to elongate near the film surface. However, the in-plane distribution of surface polymer chains of polyimide film was not found to be dependent on the rubbing conditions.
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2007-11-01