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Vertical Alignment of Liquid Crystal on Sustainable 2,4-Di-tert-butylphenoxymethyl-Substituted Polystyrene Films

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POLYMERS
卷 14, 期 7, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym14071302

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liquid crystal; polystyrene; orientation layer; vertical; 2; 4-di-tert-butylphenol

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  1. Dong-A University Research Fund [2022]

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In this study, sustainable polystyrenes substituted with 2,4-di-tert-butylphenoxymethyl groups were synthesized using post-polymerization modification reactions. The liquid crystal alignment behaviors of these polymers were investigated, and it was found that higher molar content of 2,4-di-tert-butylphenoxymethyl side groups resulted in vertical liquid crystal alignment behavior. The surface energy of the polymer alignment layer played a role in the liquid crystal alignment behavior.
We synthesized sustainable 2,4-di-tert-butylphenoxymethyl-substituted polystyrenes (PDtBP#, # = 88, 68, 35, and 19, where # is molar percent contents of 2,4-di-tert-butylphenoxymethyl moiety), using post-polymerization modification reactions in order to study their liquid crystal (LC) alignment behaviors. In general, LC cells fabricated using polymer film with higher molar content of 2,4-di-tert-butylphenoxymethyl side groups showed vertical LC alignment behavior. LC alignment behavior in LC cell was related to the surface energy of the polymer alignment layer. For example, when the total surface energy value of the polymer layer was smaller than about 29.4 mJ/m(2), vertical alignment behaviors were observed, generated by the nonpolar 2,4-di-tert-butylphenoxymethyl moiety with long and bulky carbon groups. Orientation stability was observed at 200 degrees C in the LC cells fabricated using PDtBP88 as the LC alignment layer. Therefore, as a natural compound modified polymer, PDtBP# can be used as a candidate LC alignment layer for environmentally friendly applications.

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