期刊
POLYMERS
卷 13, 期 5, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym13050819
关键词
liquid crystal; alignment; phytochemical; renewable; chavicol
资金
- Dong-A University Research Fund
This study demonstrates the vertical liquid crystal alignment behavior on the surface of phytochemical-based and renewable chavicol-modified polystyrene via polymer modification reactions. There is a correlation between the vertical alignment of LC molecules and the polar surface energy value of the polymer films. The chavicol-substituted polymer system can produce an eco-friendly and sustainable LC alignment layer for next-generation applications.
This study demonstrates liquid crystal (LC) alignment behaviors on the surface of phytochemical-based and renewable chavicol-modified polystyrene (PCHA#, # = 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100, where # represent the molar content of chavicol moiety in the side group) via polymer modification reactions. Generally, a LC cell fabricated with a polymer film containing a high molar content of the chavicol side group exhibited a vertical LC alignment property. There is a correlation between the vertical alignment of LC molecules and the polar surface energy value of the polymer films. Therefore, vertical LC alignment was observed when the polar surface energy values of these polymer films were smaller than about 1.3 mJ/m(2), induced by the nonpolar chavicol moiety having long and bulky carbon groups. Aligning stability under harsh conditions such as ultraviolet (UV) irradiation of about 5 J/cm(2) was observed in the LC cells fabricated from PCHA100 film. Therefore, it was found that the plant-based chavicol-substituted polymer system can produce an eco-friendly and sustainable LC alignment layer for next-generation applications.
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