The present invention provides novel polyimides, poly(amic acids) and poly(amide esters) thereof, and optical alignment layers derived therefrom, for inducing alignment of liquid crystals and liquid crystal displays. The novel compositions comprise side-chain polymers of the general formula I
—L
1
—D—L
2
—C
f
wherein D comprises 1 to 4 carbon-carbon double bonds, C
f
is a monovalent C
4
to C
20
fluorocarbon radical and L
1
and L
2
are linking groups. The invention further describes liquid crystal displays and other liquid crystal devices.
本发明提供了新型聚
酰亚胺、聚酰胺酸和聚酰胺酯,以及由此衍生的光学对准层,用于诱导液晶和液晶显示器的对准。这些新型组合物包括具有以下一般式I—L1—D—
L2—Cf的侧链聚合物,其中D包括1到4个碳-碳双键,Cf是一价的C4到C20
氟碳基,L1和
L2是连接基。本发明进一步描述了液晶显示器和其他液晶器件。