title: Pixel-isolation liquid crystals formed by polarization-selective UV-curing of a prepolymer containing cinnamate oligomer.
abstract: A pixel isolated liquid crystal display was fabricated by polarization-selective anisotropic photoreaction of a prepolymer containing a cinnamate oligomer. The cinnamate oligomer was mainly distributed on the surface region of a UV-cured polymer wall. Anisotropic photo-dimerization of cinnamate moiety was achieved by polarized UV exposure. It was found that the polymer walls containing cinnamate dimers formed by polarized UV exposure showed ordered orientation of LC molecules at the boundary of the polymer walls resulting in electro-optic performance improvement.
authors.affiliation: Public & Original Technology Research Center, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST), 711 Hosan-dong, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, 704-230, Republic of Korea. sjsung@dgist.ac.kr
authors.forename: Shi-Joon
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Eun Ae
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Dae-Hwan
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dae-Ho
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Jin-Kyu
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Kuk Young
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D002934:Cinnamates / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D003626:Data Display; D008027:Light; D050866:Liquid Crystals / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D012031:Refractometry / Q000379:methods*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D002934:Cinnamates; D011108:Polymers