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Fabrication of a Multidomain and Ultrafast-Switching Liquid Crystal Alignment Layer Using Contact Printing with a Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Stamp

  1. Soo Sang Chae1,
  2. Haesik Min2,
  3. Jeong Hun Lee3,
  4. Byounghar Hwang4,
  5. Woong Mo Sung2,
  6. Woo Soon Jang1,
  7. Young Bum Yoo1,
  8. Jinyoung Oh1,
  9. Jee Ho Park1,
  10. Daeseung Kang3,
  11. Doseok Kim2,
  12. Youn Sang Kim5,
  13. Hong Koo Baik1,*

Article first published online: 27 DEC 2012

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201202927

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 25, Issue 10, pages 1408–1414, March 13, 2013

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How to Cite

Chae, S. S., Min, H., Lee, J. H., Hwang, B., Sung, W. M., Jang, W. S., Yoo, Y. B., Oh, J., Park, J. H., Kang, D., Kim, D., Kim, Y. S. and Baik, H. K. (2013), Fabrication of a Multidomain and Ultrafast-Switching Liquid Crystal Alignment Layer Using Contact Printing with a Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Stamp. Adv. Mater., 25: 1408–1414. doi: 10.1002/adma.201202927

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 134 Shinchong-dong, Seoul 120-750, Republic of Korea

  2. 2

    Department of Physics, Sogang University, Seoul, 121-742, Republic of Korea

  3. 3

    Department of Electrical Engineering, Soongsil University, 511 Sangdo-dong, Dongsak-gu, Seoul 156-743, Republic of Korea

  4. 4

    Material Research Team 2, R&D Center, LG Display Co., Ltd., 1007 Deogeun-Ri, Wollong-Myeon, Paju-Si, Gyeonggi-Do 413-811, Republic of Korea

  5. 5

    Department of Nano Science and Technology, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea and Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology (AICT), 864-1 Iui-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 443-270, Republic of Korea

*Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 134 Shinchong-dong, Seoul 120-750, Republic of Korea.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 MAR 2013
  2. Article first published online: 27 DEC 2012
  3. Manuscript Revised: 11 OCT 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 20 JUL 2012

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Keywords:

  • liquid crystal alignment;
  • poly(dimethylsiloxane);
  • thin films;
  • microcontact printing;
  • displays
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A compartmentalized multidomain alignment state of a layer of liquid crystal display is achieved using an ultrathin, highly transparent, and ultrafast-responsive alignment layer fabricated by a simple method. The ultrathin alignment layer consists of a self-assembled oligomer layer of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) formed by utilizing the oligomers that diffuse out from a PDMS elastomer stamp during a contact printing process.

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