新規な光配向膜を用いた液晶配向制御

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᪂つ࡞ග㓄ྥ⭷ࢆ⏝࠸ࡓᾮᬗ㓄ྥไᚚ
(ᮾி㎰ᕤ኱㝔ᕤ)‫ۑ‬஭ୖ⩧ྐ࣭ᯇᒣ▱๛࣭㣤ᮧ㟹ᩥ
Control of LC Orientation on New Photo-alignment Film
Shoji Inoue, Takanori Matsuyama, Yasufumi Iimura
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Graduate school of Engineering,
Tokyo University of A&T, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei-shi 184-8588, Japan
Recently, a photo-alignment (PA) method attracts people’s interest due to its noncontact and
dust-free natures. But the weakness of the anchoring energy in a PA method impedes the application of the
method to LCD production processes.
In this report, we focus our attention to developing a PA method for
IPS-LCDs, in which we use a newly developed photo-alignment material showing liquid crystalline and
photo-sensitive properties. The results show that the PA material needs extra low UV exposure energy,
which is due to a liquid crystalline nature of the material.
࠙⥴ゝࠚ
⌧ᅾⷧᆺࢹ࢕ࢫࣉࣞ࢖࡟࠾࠸࡚㸪ᾮᬗࢹ࢕ࢫࣉࣞ࢖㸦LCD㸧ࡢ༨ࡵࡿ఩⨨ࡀ㠀ᖖ࡟኱ࡁࡃ࡞ࡗ࡚࠸ࡿࠋࡇࡢ LCD
ࡢ୰࡛ࡶ IPS ⾲♧࣮ࣔࢻࡣ㸪ࡑࡢ⾲♧ရ఩ࡀඃࢀ࡚࠸ࡿࡇ࡜࠿ࡽᦠᖏ⏝ᑠᆺ➃ᮎ࠿ࡽ኱ᆺ TV ࡟⮳ࡿࡲ࡛ᗈࡃᛂ
⏝ࡉࢀ࡚࠸ࡿࠋ௒᪥㸪VA ⾲♧࣮ࣔࢻ࡬ࡢග㓄ྥไᚚᢏ⾡ࡢ㐺⏝ࡀ⾜ࢃࢀ㸪ࡇࡢග㓄ྥᢏ⾡ࡢ IPS ⾲♧࣮ࣔࢻ࡬ࡢ
㐺⏝ࡀᙉࡃᮇᚅࡉࢀࡿࡼ࠺࡟࡞ࡗ࡚࠸ࡿࠋ୍⯡࡟㸪VA ࣮ࣔࢻ࡜ẚ㍑ࡋ࡚ IPS ࣮ࣔࢻ࡟࠾࠸࡚ࡣ㸪ࡑࡢ㓄ྥつไຊ
ࡢ኱ࡁࡉࡀᙉ࠸஦ࡀᚲ㡲࡛࠶ࡾ㸪ࡇࡢࡓࡵᙉ࢔ࣥ࢝ࣜࣥࢢࢆᐇ⌧ࡍࡿ᪂つ࡞㓄ྥ⭷ᮦᩱࡢ㛤Ⓨࡀᚲせ࡛࠶ࡿࠋ
ᮏ◊✲࡛ࡣ IPS ࣮ࣔࢻ࡬ࡢග㓄ྥไᚚᢏ⾡ࡢ㐺⏝ࢆ┠ᣦࡋ࡚㸪᪂つ࡞ග཯ᛂᆺᾮᬗᛶ㓄ྥ⭷ᮦᩱࡢ᳨ウࢆ⾜ࡗ
ࡓࡢ࡛ሗ࿌ࡍࡿࠋ
࠙ᐇ㦂ཬࡧ⤖ᯝࠚ
ᮏ◊✲࡛౑⏝ࡋࡓ㓄ྥ⭷㸦PA-011A㸧ࡣ㸪ࢩࣥࢼ࣓࣮ࢺᇶࢆྵࡴᾮᬗᛶࣔࣀ࣐࣮࠿ࡽ࡞ࡿᮦᩱ࡛࠶ࡿࠋࡇࡢᮦ
ᩱࡣ UV ྾཰࡟␗᪉ᛶࡀ࠶ࡾ㸪ࡑࡢࡓࡵ೫ග UV ↷ᑕ࡟ࡼࡾ≉ᐃࡢ㓄ྥ᪉఩ࢆᣢࡘศᏊࢆග཯ᛂ㸦␗ᛶ໬཯ᛂཬ
ࡧ஧㔞໬཯ᛂ㸧ࡉࡏࡿ஦ࡀ࡛ࡁࡿࠋࡑࡢ⤖ᯝ㸪UV
p polarized UV
↷ᑕᚋࡢ⇕ฎ⌮࡛⮬ᕫ⤌⧊໬㸦ᾮᬗᛶࡢࡓࡵ㸧ࡀ㉳
ࡇࡾ㸪㓄ྥ⭷࡟ගᏛⓗ␗᪉ᛶࡀⓎ⏕ࡍࡿ㸦Fig.1㸧ࠋ
ලయⓗ࡞㓄ྥฎ⌮ᡭ㡰ࡣ㸪௨ୗࡢࡼ࠺࡛࠶ࡿࠋITO
Thermal process
࣋ࢱᇶᯈ࡟ග཯ᛂᆺᾮᬗᛶ㓄ྥ⭷ᮦᩱࢆሬᕸࡋ㸪௬
↝ᡂ(80Υ™2min)㸪p ೫ග UV ↷ᑕ(313nm㸪30㹼
150mJ/cm2)ᚋ㸪ᮏ↝ᡂ(110㹼150Υ™5min)ࢆ⾜࠺ࠋ
ᾮᬗ࡟ࡣ㸪㈇ࡢㄏ㟁␗᪉ᛶࢆ᭷ࡍࡿ MLC-2038 ࢆ⏝
࠸ࡓࠋࡲࡎ㸪p ೫ග UV ↷ᑕ㔞ࢆ
30mJ/cm2 ࡛ᅛᐃ
Fig.1
UV Treatment
Process
Fig.1
UV Treatment
Process
UV
1mm
1mm
1mm
110Υ
130Υ
150Υ
Fig.2 LC Alignment Textures on UV treated PA-011 annealed at 110, 130 and 150Υ.
1mm
1mm
1mm
30mJ/cm2
90 mJ/cm2
150 mJ/cm2
Fig.3 LC Alignment Textures on UV-exposed PA-011 of 30, 90 and 150mJ/cm 2
ࡋ㸪㓄ྥ⭷୰ࡢᾮᬗᛶࣔࣀ࣐࣮ࡢ⮬ᕫ⤌⧊໬ࢆ⾜࠺ ᗘ㸦ᮏ↝ᡂ ᗘ㸧ࢆ 110㸪130㸪150Υ࡜ኚ࠼ࡓሙྜࡢ㓄ྥ
≧ែࡢኚ໬ࢆほ ࡋࡓࠋFig.2 ࡟♧ࡍࡼ࠺࡟㸪130Υࡼࡾ㧗࠸ᮏ↝ᡂ ᗘ࡛ࡣ㓄ྥ≧ែࡀ஘ࢀࡿ⤖ᯝ࡜࡞ࡗࡓࠋࡇ
ࢀࡣ㸪150Υ࡛ࡣᾮᬗᛶ㓄ྥ⭷ࡀ➼᪉≧ែ࡟࡞ࡗ࡚࠸ࡿࡓࡵ࡜⪃࠼ࡽࢀࡿࠋᚑࡗ࡚㸪೫ග UV ↷ᑕᚋࡢ⮬ᕫ⤌⧊໬
ࢆ⾜࠺ ᗘࡣ 130Υ௨ୗࡀࡼ࠸஦ࡀศ࠿ࡗࡓࠋ
ḟ࡟㸪೫ග UV ↷ᑕ㔞ࡢ㐪࠸࡟ࡼࡿ㸪ᾮᬗ㓄ྥ≧ែࡢኚ໬ࢆㄪ࡭ࡓࠋ㓄ྥ⭷୰ࡢᾮᬗᛶࣔࣀ࣐࣮ࡢ⮬ᕫ⤌⧊໬
ࢆ⾜࠺ ᗘ㸦ᮏ↝ᡂ ᗘ㸧ࢆ 110Υ࡜ᅛᐃࡋ㸪UV ↷ᑕ㔞ࢆ 30㸪90㸪150 mJ/cm2 ࡜ኚ࠼ࡓሙྜࡢ㓄ྥ≧ែࡢኚ໬
ࢆほ ࡋࡓ⤖ᯝࢆ Fig.3 ࡟♧ࡍࠋUV ↷ᑕ㔞ࡀᙉࡍࡂࡿ࡜㸦150 mJ/cm2㸧ᾮᬗ㓄ྥ≧ែࡢᝏ໬ࡀほ ࡉࢀ㸪ࡇࢀ
ࡣග␗ᛶ໬࡜ග஧㔞໬ࡢ๭ྜࡀኚ໬ࡋࡓࡓࡵ࡜⪃࠼ࡽࢀࡿࠋ
ୖグࡢᐇ㦂⤖ᯝࡼࡾ㸪UV 㟢ග㔞ࢆ 30㸪70㸪90㹫J/cm2㸪ᮏ↝ᡂ ᗘࢆ 110Υ࡜ࡋ࡚㸪ග㓄ྥἲ࡛స〇ࡋࡓᾮᬗࢭࣝࡢ㟁Ⲵಖᣢ≉ᛶ
㓄ྥ⭷㸦RN-1349㸧ࢆ⏝࠸ࡓሙྜࡢ VHR ≉ᛶࡶホ౯ࡋࡓࠋFig.4 ࡢ
⤖ᯝࡼࡾ㸪ࡍ࡭࡚ࡢࢧࣥࣉࣝ࡟࠾࠸࡚㸪 ᐃ ᗘࡢୖ᪼࡟ᚑ࠸ VHR
9+5
㸦VHR㸧ࡢ ᐃࢆ⾜ࡗࡓࠋẚ㍑ࡢࡓࡵ㸪ࣛࣅࣥࢢ㓄ྥฎ⌮ࡋࡓỈᖹ
P-FP P-FP ࡀᝏ໬ࡍࡿ஦ࡀศ࠿ࡿࠋࣜࣇ࢓ࣞࣥࢫࢧࣥࣉࣝ࡜ࡢẚ㍑ࡼࡾ㸪ග㓄ྥ
P-FP ࢧࣥࣉࣝࡢ VHR ≉ᛶࡣ࠿࡞ࡾຎࡗ࡚࠸ࡿ஦ࡀศ࠿ࡿࠋ≉࡟㸪೫ග
UV ↷ᑕ㔞ࡀᑡ࡞࠸ࢧࣥࣉࣝ㸦30㹫J/cm2㸧࡛ࡣࡑࡢഴྥࡀ㢧ⴭ࡛࠶
51
7HPSHUDWXUHΥ
ࡿࠋࡇࡢ VHR ࡢ UV ↷ᑕ㔞࡟ᑐࡍࡿ⤖ᯝ࡟ࡘ࠸࡚ࡣ㸪UV ↷ᑕ࡛ṧ
Fig.4 Voltage Holding Ratios
ࡗࡓᮍ཯ᛂࡢศᏊࡀ㟁Ⲵಖᣢ≉ᛶᝏ໬ࡢཎᅉ࡜⪃࠼ࡽࢀࡿࠋ
࠙ࡲ࡜ࡵࠚ
ᵝࠎ࡞᮲௳࡛᪂つ࡞ග㓄ྥ⭷ᮦᩱࡢฎ⌮ࢆ⾜࠸㸪ࡑࡢ⭷ୖ࡛ࡢᾮᬗ㓄ྥ≉ᛶࢆㄪ࡭ࡓࠋࡑࡢ⤖ᯝ㸪ࡇࡢ㓄ྥ⭷
ᮦᩱࡣ㸪೫ග UV ↷ᑕ㔞ࡀ㠀ᖖ࡟ᑡ࡞ࡃ࡚ࡶ༑ศᾮᬗศᏊࢆ㓄ྥࡉࡏࡿ⬟ຊࡀ࠶ࡿ஦ࡀศ࠿ࡗࡓࠋࡋ࠿ࡋ࡞ࡀࡽ
VHR ≉ᛶ࡟ࡲࡔၥ㢟ࡀ࠶ࡾ㸪ࡇࡢᨵၿࡀᚲせ࡛࠶ࡿࠋ
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