Photoalignment of liquid crystal using anisotropic degradation of CBDA-ODA polyimides with various molecular weights(Mw) has been investigated. The photo-degradable polyimide precursors, poly(amicacid)s with different Mw’s were synthesized through c...
Photoalignment of liquid crystal using anisotropic degradation of CBDA-ODA polyimides with various molecular weights(Mw) has been investigated. The photo-degradable polyimide precursors, poly(amicacid)s with different Mw’s were synthesized through condensation polymerization. The polyimide layers prepared from curing of the precursors were anisotropically degraded by LPUV with a wide range of irradiation energy. The change of anisotropy of the photoalignment layers(PALs) with LPUV dosage has shown the same trend for all Mw’s, while the value of order parameter for best-quality LC alignment, which was obtained by LPUV irradiation with about 5times less energy than that required for inducing the maximum anisotropy of PALs. It has not shown trends of the Mw’s. Yet we watched difference of Mw’s from the time we did thermal treatment after low temperature curing. And it has turned out that LC alignment has become more stable for relatively higher Mw.