Photoalignment materials and liquid crystal display...

Details Photoalignment materials and liquid crystal display... Photoalignment materials and liquid crystal display...

2006-08-01

2006-08-01

Hightower, P. Hampton (Department: 1711)

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Liquid crystal optical display having layer of specified...

C428S001200, C428S001260, C428S001230, C428S001250, C428S473500, C428S474400, C528S170000, C528S310000, C528S353000

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ABSTRACT:
An aromatic polyamide photoalignment material prepared by a reaction from a diamine compound with a side branch and a photosensitive dicarboxylic acid. Furthermore, liquid crystal display devices using such photoalignment materials in an alignment film on at least one substrate. The photoalignment material has a chemical structure as follows:

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