Process of preparing liquid crystal compositions containing multiple oriented mesogens
申请人:HERCULES INCORPORATED
公开号:EP0445629A2
公开(公告)日:1991-09-11
The invention is a process for preparing a polymeric liquid crystal composition, e.g., a film or fiber, comprising aligning a nematic or smectic monomeric mesophase (liquid crystal monomer) and photopolymerizing the mesophase, characterized in that the mesophase is aligned in a multi-oriented state prior to photopolymerizing the mesophase. Preferably, alignment is a two or more step process wherein the first step comprises aligning the mesophase in a homeotropic or homogeneous alignment using conventional techniques or linearly polarized light (described below), and the second and subsequent steps comprise aligning a portion of the mesophase using linearly polarized light.
In a second embodiment, the invention is a liquid crystal polymer composition, such as a film or fiber, comprising polymeric liquid crystals having aligned multiple oriented mesogens. The composition is preferably in the form of a film or fiber which is adhered to a substrate, part of a liquid crystal display cell, or a free standing polymeric film or fiber.
本发明是一种用于制备聚合物液晶组合物(如薄膜或纤维)的工艺,包括对向列或共晶单体介相(液晶单体)进行配向和对介相进行光聚合,其特征在于,在对介相进行光聚合之前,介相以多取向状态配向。优选地,对准是一个两步或多步过程,其中第一步包括使用传统技术或线性偏振光(如下所述)将介相对准为同向或同质对准,第二步和后续步骤包括使用线性偏振光对准介相的一部分。
在第二个实施方案中,本发明是一种液晶聚合物组合物,如薄膜或纤维,包含具有对齐多取向介相的聚合物液晶。该组合物最好是薄膜或纤维的形式,它粘附在基底上,是液晶显示单元的一部分,或者是独立的聚合物薄膜或纤维。