Controllable LC anchoring on poly{1-[4-(3-carboxy-4-hydroxyphenylazo) benzenesulfonamido]-1,2-ethanediyl, sodium salt} command surface

Stefan Petrov; Nguyen Hong Minh Chau; Vera Marinova; Ching Cherng Sun; Ken Yuh Hsu; Shiuan Huei Lin

doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2023.125841

Controllable LC anchoring on poly{1-[4-(3-carboxy-4-hydroxyphenylazo) benzenesulfonamido]-1,2-ethanediyl, sodium salt} command surface

Stefan Petrov^*, Nguyen Hong Minh Chau, Vera Marinova^*, Ching Cherng Sun, Ken Yuh Hsu, Shiuan Huei Lin

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Herein we present a comprehensive evaluation of the side-chain azobenzene-containing polymer as photoalignment command surface for nematic Liquid Crystal (LC) device assembly. Decomposition of birefringence creation dynamics was used to elucidate the relation between the photoinduced illumination intensity, pre-tilt angle and anchoring strength at the LC/photopolymer interface. The electro-optical parameters such as threshold voltage, response time and the phase retardation of assembled LC cell were characterized for actinic intensities up to 100 mW/cm². In azimuthal plane, controlling the illumination intensity improved the anchoring strength by two orders of magnitude and allows to manipulate the LC director at will. Direct impact of the enhanced zenithal anchoring on LC devices decay time during Fréedericksz transition was also demonstrated.

Original language	English
Article number	125841
Journal	polymer
Volume	272
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2023.125841
State	Published - 17 Apr 2023

Keywords

Anchoring strength
Birefringence
Liquid crystals
Photoalignment
Polymers
Pre-tilt angle

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Controllable LC anchoring on poly{1-[4-(3-carboxy-4-hydroxyphenylazo) benzenesulfonamido]-1,2-ethanediyl, sodium salt} command surface

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