Thermal stability of alignment of a nematic liquid crystal induced by polyimides exposed to linearly polarized light

Yinghan Wang Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan

Chunying Xu Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan

Akihiko Kanazawa Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan

Takeshi Shiono Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan

Tomiki Ikeda Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan

Yasuo Matsuki JSR Corporation, 2-11-24 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8410, Japan

Yasumasa Takeuchi JSR Corporation, 2-11-24 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8410, Japan

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Abstract

The thermal stability of alignment of a nematic liquid crystal (LC) on three polyimide (PI) films exposed to linearly polarized light at 366 nm was investigated. Polarizing optical microscopy analysis indicates that the thermal stability of the LC alignment on the PI film without significant structural change was higher than that with obvious structural change.

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