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Abstract
The rubbed polyimide (PI) and PI LB films were fabricated and treated to align the nematic liquid crystal (LC) 5CB. The rubbed polyimide (PI) films aligned LC cell shows a higher LC pretilt angle than the cell aligned by PI LB films. Atomic force microscope (AFM) observations indicate that the rubbed PI films have a needle-like structure, while PI LB films have a groovy structure. We think that the needle-like structure plays a major role in producing the higher LC pretilt angle.