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A new approach to photoalignment: photo-addition to a self-assembled monolayer

Droege, Stefan; Loebbert, Andreas; Dröge, Stefan; O'Neill, Mary; Löbbert, Andreas; Kitney, Stuart P.; Kelly, Stephen M.; Wei, Pan; Dong, Dewen

Authors

Stefan Droege

Andreas Loebbert

Stefan Dröge

Mary O'Neill

Andreas Löbbert

Stuart P. Kitney

Stephen M. Kelly

Pan Wei

Dewen Dong



Abstract

Photoalignment used to control the orientation of nematic liquid crystals in LCDs usually involves the photochemical modification of the chemical structure of an organic thin film so that an optical and/or steric anisotropy is developed. We now demonstrate a novel photoadditive alternative whereby small photoreactive molecules are bound to a photoreactive SAM surface by irradiation with polarised UV so that the surface properties are changed and a surface anisotropy is developed.

Citation

Dröge, S., O'Neill, M., Löbbert, A., Kitney, S. P., Kelly, S. M., Wei, P., & Dong, D. (2009). A new approach to photoalignment: photo-addition to a self-assembled monolayer. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19(2), 274-279. https://doi.org/10.1039/b812226a

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 24, 2008
Online Publication Date Nov 21, 2008
Publication Date Jan 14, 2009
Deposit Date Nov 13, 2014
Journal Journal Of Materials Chemistry
Print ISSN 0959-9428
Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 19
Issue 2
Pages 274-279
DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/b812226a
Keywords Photoalignment, Liquid crystal, polyimide, polymer, self-assembled monloayer,
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/461284
Contract Date Nov 13, 2014