Control of the anchoring energy of rubbed polyimide layers by irradiation with depolarized UV-light

Authors
Andrienko, D Kurioz, Y Nishikawa, M Resnikov, Y West, JL
Citation
D. Andrienko et al., Control of the anchoring energy of rubbed polyimide layers by irradiation with depolarized UV-light, JPN J A P 1, 39(3A), 2000, pp. 1217-1220
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
3A
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1217 - 1220
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
Exposure of rubbing polyimide (PI) film to depolarized ultraviolet (UV) lig ht suppressed the effective anchoring energy of liquid crystal (LC) with al igning surface. Polarized light changed the orientational distribution of P I molecules obtained by rubbing by changing both the anchoring energy and e asy axis direction. These results show that ultraviolet exposure can be eff ectively used to control anchoring parameters.