of rubbed polyimide film for In-Plane-Switching(IPS) liquid crystal alignment was measured by reflection ellipsometry under the varied conditions of rubbing and imide temperature. It is showed that
DΔ
decreases with increasing imide temperature under the same rubbing condition. The penetration depth and the roll rotation speed play a key role in
DΔ
value. Therefore
DΔ
value not only can be used as a quantitative evaluation method for rubbed film
but as a process control method for stable orientation of liquid crystal.
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