VA-LCDs is widely used for recent LCD productions owing to good viewing angle and high contrast. To apply for VA-LCDs, we have synthesized novel homeotropic alignment materials with long alkyl chain as a side chain. Polyamic acid precursors were prepa...
VA-LCDs is widely used for recent LCD productions owing to good viewing angle and high contrast. To apply for VA-LCDs, we have synthesized novel homeotropic alignment materials with long alkyl chain as a side chain. Polyamic acid precursors were prepared by mixing the dianhydride, diamine with side chain and diamine without side chain in 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) to 12~18 wt % (mole ratio of 3:1:2). We have synthesized four kinds of diamines with alkyl chain these are dodecyl tetradodecyl, hexadecyl and octadecyl 3,5-diamino benzene. The dianhydrides are 3,3,4,4-benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA), 1,2,3,4-benzene-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (PMDA), cis-1,2,3,4-cyclopentane tetracarboxylic dianhydride (CPDA). The diamines without side chain are 4,4-oxydianilin (ODA), 4,4'-methylene-dianiline(MDA), 4,4'-(Hexafluoroisopropylidene)dianiline (6FDA). The copolyimides of 18 kinds were prepared from polyamic acid precursors by thermal imidization.
A good thermal stability of the polyimides was measured by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The polyimides containing BTDA and PMDA (BTDA,PMDA series PI) were thermally stable until 411~488℃,but CPDA series were thermally stable until 272~407℃.
The polyimides with dodecyl chain as a side chain (R12 type PI) generated pretilt angles of 2.5~4.5o as a rubbing depth 0.1~0.4mm. On the contrary, the polyimides with the number of alkyl chain of 14,16 and 18 (R14,R16,R18 type PI) caused pretilt angles of 65~89.4 o as a rubbing depth 0.1~0.4mm. In particular, all of the CPDA series PI, and all of the R18 type PI caused high pretilt angles of 88~89.4o as a rubbing depth 0.1~0.4mm.
All of the polyimides with octadecyl chain generated high pretilt angles (88~89. 4 o), showed good homeotropic alignment states in the fringe field that was generated by patterned electrodes.
And CPDA series PI showed a high VHR (>95%) and low RDC(<451mV).
Consequently, we could expect that these homeotropic alignment materials can be used for practical VA-LCDs.