申请人:SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
公开号:US11530357B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-20
The present invention provides a liquid crystal alignment agent having high thermal stability and high solvent solubility, and a liquid crystal panel in which occurrence of ghosting and stain and a decrease in contrast are suppressed even under environments at high temperatures long period of time. The present invention is a liquid crystal alignment agent including a copolymer including a structure represented by a chemical formula (1) below, and a solvent. In the formula, X is a specified structure including a cyclic hydrocarbon group, Y
1
is a specified structure including a cyclic hydrocarbon group, R
1
represents a homogeneous alignment group, a homeotropic alignment group, or a photoreactive functional group, and Z
1
and Z
2
are the same or different, and represent an —NH— group, an —O— group, or a —S— group.
本发明提供了一种具有高热稳定性和高溶剂溶解性的液晶配向剂,以及一种即使在长时间高温环境下也能抑制重影和污点的发生以及对比度下降的液晶面板。本发明是一种液晶配向剂,包括如下化学式(1)所示结构的共聚物和溶剂。式中,X 是包括环烃基团的特定结构,Y
1
是包括环烃基的指定结构,R
1
代表同性配位基团、同向配位基团或光活性官能团,Z
1
和 Z
2
代表-NH-基团、-O-基团或-S-基团。