LIU Ming, SUN Zhen, WANG Ying-han. Effect of Side Chain Density of Polyimides on Properties of Liquid Crystal Alignment Film[J]. , 2013,(1): 19-24 DOI: 10.3788/YJYXS20132801.0019.
Effect of Side Chain Density of Polyimides on Properties of Liquid Crystal Alignment Film
4″-diaminotriphenylamine (DPDTA) containing triphenylamine were successfully synthesized. Polyimides (PIs) containing triphenylamine units in the main chain were synthesized with the co-condensation of DMMDA
DPDTA and aromatic dianhydride 4
4'- oxydiphthalic anhydride (ODPA) by thermal imidization. The structures of the PIs were confirmed by FT-IR. The alignment behavior of PIs as liquid crystal alignment layers was also examined with polarized optical micrograph (POM). The properties of the PIs were characterized by TGA
UV-Vis and DSC
etc
. It was found that side chain density of PIs had important influence on properties of liquid crystal alignment film. Before rubbing
PI containing 25% DPDTA could induce uniform vertical alignment and a pretilt angle of 89.7°. The liquid crystal was not aligned on the surface of PI film which contained 10% DPDTA without the rubbing treatment. After the rubbing process
the pretilt angle of liquid crystal was 2.4
when PI film contained 25% DPDTA and the pretilt angle of liquid crystal was 1.8°
when PI contained 10% DPDTA. The transmittances of the PIs in 500~800 nm wavelengths are more than 80%
and their glass transition temperatures are above 230℃.
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