WO1997043687A1 - Agent d'alignement de cristaux liquides - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a liquid crystal alignment agent. More specifically, the present invention relates to a liquid crystal aligning agent which provides a liquid crystal alignment film having good liquid crystal alignment properties, a high brilliant angle, and excellent non-image lag in a liquid crystal display device.
- a nematic liquid crystal layer having a positive dielectric anisotropy is formed into a sandwich structure between two substrates having a liquid crystal alignment film formed on the surface thereof through a transparent conductor, and a sandwich structure is formed.
- a TN type liquid crystal display device having a TN (Twisted Nematic) type liquid crystal cell in which a long axis force is applied continuously from one substrate to another substrate for 90 minutes is known.
- Orientation of the liquid crystal in the TN type liquid crystal display element or the like is usually realized by a liquid crystal alignment film provided with an alignment ability of liquid crystal molecules by a rubbing treatment.
- resins such as polyimide, polyamide, and polyester are conventionally known.
- polyimide is excellent in heat resistance, affinity with liquid crystal, mechanical transfer, and the like. Therefore, it is used in many liquid crystal display devices.
- a second object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal alignment ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ capable of obtaining a high pretilt angle.
- a third object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal alignment ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ that provides a liquid crystal alignment film for a liquid crystal display device having excellent afterimage characteristics.
- the above object of the present invention and the fij point include two or more kinds of polymers selected from the group consisting of polyamic acids and imidized polymers having a structure obtained by dehydration and ring closure of polyamic acids.
- the two or more polymers contained in the liquid crystal aligning agent are characterized in that a polymer having a higher imidization ratio has a smaller surface free energy of the polymer. This is achieved by a liquid crystal aligning agent.
- the liquid crystal alignment agent of the present invention may contain an epoxy compound as an additive.
- the average imidation ratio of the two or more polymers is preferably 5 to 40%. preferable.
- the liquid crystal aligning agent containing an epoxy compound has an effect of providing excellent long-term stability to the obtained liquid crystal display device.
- the polymer used in the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention is prepared by reacting tetracarboxylic dianhydride and a diamine compound described below in an organic compound to synthesize polyamic acid, and further, if necessary, the polyamic acid. It can be obtained by dehydration and ring closure of cunic acid.
- Examples of the tetracarboxylic dianhydride used in the synthesis of the polyamic acid include butanetetracarboxylic dianhydride, 1.2, 3.4-cyclobutanetetracarboxylic dianhydride, and 1,2-dimethyl-1-anhydride.
- 1,2,3,4-cyclobutanetetracarboxylic dianhydride 1,3-dimethyl-1,2,3.4-cyclobutenetetracarboxylic dianhydride, 1,3-dichloro-1,2,3,4 —Cyclobutanetetracarboxylic dianhydride, 1,2,3,4-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4-cyclobutanetetracarboxylic dianhydride, 1,2,3,4-cyclopentanetetra Carboxylic anhydride, 1,2,4,5-cyclohexanetetracarboxylic dianhydride, 3,3 '.4,4' dicyclohexyl Siltetracarboxylic dianhydride, 2.3.5-Tricarboxycyclopentylacetic dianhydride, 3,5.6-Tricarboxynorbornane-2-acetic dianhydride, 2,3,4,5-Tetrahydrofurantetracarboxylic Acid dianhydride, 1,3,3a, 4,5.9b 1-hexahydr
- R 1 and R 3 represent a divalent organic group having an aromatic ring, and represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and two R 2 and two R 4 are the same or different. May be.
- butanetetracarboxylic dianhydride 1.2.3.4-cyclobutanetetracarboxylic dianhydride, 1,3-dimethyl-1,2,3.4-cyclobutanetetracarboxylic dianhydride, 1.2,3,4-sic Mouth pentanetetracarboxylic dianhydride,
- 1,2,3,4-cyclobutanetetracarboxylic dianhydride 1,3-dimethyl-1.2,3,4-cyclobutanetetracarboxylic dianhydride, 2,3,5- Tricarboxycyclopentylacetic acid dianhydride, 1,3,3a, 4,5,9b-Hexahydr-5- (tetrahydro-1,2,5-dioxo-3-furanyl) 1-naphtho [1.2-c] furan-1 , 3-Dione, 1,3,3a, 4,5,9 b-Hexahydr-1--8-methyl-5- (tetrahydro-2,5-dioxo-3-furanyl) 1-naphtho [l, 2-c] Furan-1,3-dione, pyromellitic dianhydride and compounds represented by the following formula (5) can be mentioned.
- diamine compound used in the synthesis of the polyamic acid examples include P-phenylene-diamine, m-phenylenediamine, 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane, and 4,4 ′ diamine Nodiphenylethane, 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl sulfide, 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl sulfone, 3,3'-dimethyl-1,4'-diaminobiphenyl, 4,4'- Diaminobenzanilide, 4,4 'diaminodi Funinyl ether, 1,5-diaminonaphthylene, 3,3-dimethyl-4,4 'diamino biphenyl, 5-amino-1- (4'-aminophenol) 1,1,3,3-trimethyl Indane, 6-amino-1- (4'-aminophenyl) 1-1,3.3-trimethylindan, 3,4'-diaminodip
- R 5 represents a monovalent organic group having a ring structure containing a nitrogen atom selected from the group consisting of pyridine, bilimidine, triazine, bipyridine, and biazine, and X represents 2 It shows a multivalent organic ®.
- IT represents a divalent organic group selected from the group consisting of —0—, one COO—, one OCO—, one NIICO—, one CONH— and one C 0—, and A monovalent organic group having a group selected from the group consisting of a trifluoromethyl group and a fluoro group, or an alkyl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms.
- R 9 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a plurality of may be the same or different, p is an integer of 1 to 3, and q is an integer of 1 to 20 Is.
- Examples include compounds represented by the following formulas (9) to (13). These diamine compounds 1 can be used alone or in combination of two or more. ,
- the ratio of tetracarboxylic dianhydride and diamine compound used in the synthesis reaction of polyamic acid is based on the amount of the anhydride of tetracarboxylic dianhydride with respect to one equivalent of the amino group contained in the diamine compound.
- the ratio is preferably 0.2 to 2 equivalents, more preferably 0.3 to 1.2 equivalents.
- the synthesis reaction of the polyamic acid is carried out in an organic solvent usually at 0 to 15 OT; preferably at 0 to 100 ° C. for 1 to 48 hours.
- the organic solvent is not particularly limited as long as it can dissolve the reactant generated in the reaction.
- the amount of the organic solvent is preferably such that the total amount of tetracarboxylic dianhydride and diamine is 0.1 to 30% by weight based on the total amount of the reaction solution. .
- organic solvents include polyamic acids which are poor solvents for polyamic acids, such as alcohols, ketones, esters, ethers, halogens, and ib-carbons. Can be used together as long as they do not protrude.
- Specific examples of such poor solvents include, for example, methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, cyclohexanol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol,
- 1,4-butanediol triethylene glycol, acetone, methylethyl ketone, cyclohexanone, methyl oxalate, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, ethyl oxalate, getyl malonate, getyl ether, ethylene glycol methyl ether, ethylene Glycol ether ether, ethylene glycol monophenyl ether, ethylene glycol methyl ether ether, ethylene glycol methyl ether ether, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, diethylene glycol diethyl ether, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, diethylene glycol monomethyl Ether acetate, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate, ethylene glycol Rumeti Luster acetate, ethylene glycol ethyl ether acetate, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pennone, 2.4-benziondione,
- reaction solution strength obtained by dissolving the polyamic acid is obtained.
- the reaction solution is poured into a large amount of a poor solvent to obtain a precipitate, and the precipitate is dried under reduced pressure to obtain a polyamic acid.
- the polyamic acid can be produced by dissolving the boric acid in an organic solvent again and then performing the step of precipitating with a poor solvent once or several times.
- the imidized polymer constituting the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention can be prepared by dehydrating and ring-closing the above polyamic acid.
- Dehydration of polyamic acid can be accomplished by (i) heating the polyamic acid or (ii) dissolving boriamic acid in an organic solvent and adding a dehydrating agent and a dehydration ring-closing catalyst to this solution. It is performed by a method of heating accordingly.
- the reaction temperature in the above method for heating a polyamic acid is generally 50 to 200 ° C., preferably 60 to 170 ° C.
- the reaction temperature is 50 ° C. Less than When the reaction temperature exceeds 200 ° C., the molecular weight of the imidized polymer obtained may be reduced.
- an acid anhydride such as acetic anhydride, propionic anhydride, or anhydrous trifluoroacetic acid is used as the dehydrating agent.
- the amount of the dehydrating agent used is preferably 0.01 to 20 mol per 1 mol of the repeating unit of the polyamic acid.
- tertiary amines such as pyridine, collidine, lutidine, and triethylamine can be used as the dehydration ring-closing catalyst. The power is not limited to these.
- the amount of the dehydration ring-closing catalyst to be used is preferably 0.01 to 10 mol per 1 mol of the dehydrating agent used.
- the organic solvent used in the dehydration / closing reaction the organic solvents exemplified as those used for the synthesis of polyamic acid can be used.
- the reaction of the dehydration ring closure reaction is usually 0 to 180 ° C, preferably 10 to 150 ° C.
- the imidized polymer can be purified by subjecting the reaction solution thus obtained to the same operation as the method for purifying polyamic acid.
- the polymer constituting the liquid crystal alignment agent used in the present invention may be of a terminal-modified type having a controlled molecular weight.
- a terminal-modified polymer By using this terminal-modified polymer, the coating characteristics of the liquid crystal aligning agent can be improved without impairing the effects of the present invention.
- Such a terminal-modified type can be synthesized by adding an acid monoanhydride, a monoamine compound, a monoisocyanate compound, or the like to the reaction system when synthesizing the polyamic acid.
- examples of the acid monoanhydride include maleic anhydride, phthalic anhydride, itaconic anhydride, n-decylsuccinic anhydride, n-dodecylsuccinic anhydride, and n-tetradecylsuccinic anhydride , N-hexadecylzuccinic anhydride and the like.
- examples of the monoamine compound include, for example, aromatic monoamines such as aniline; cycloalkyl monoamines such as cyclohexylamine: n-butylamine, n-pentylamine, and n-butylamine.
- the polymer constituting the liquid crystal aligning agent used in the present invention has a value of logarithmic viscosity (7-1 n), which is preferably 0.05 to 1 Od 17 g, more preferably 0.05 to 5 d 1 / g. is there.
- logarithmic viscosity (/? 1 n) was determined at 30 ° C for a solution with a polymer concentration of 0.5 g / 100 milliliter using N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone as a solvent. The viscosity is measured, and the viscosity is determined by the following equation (i).
- the imidization ratio of the polymer used in the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention can be arbitrarily adjusted by controlling the amount of the catalyst, the reaction time, and the reaction temperature.
- the definition of "imidation ratio” in this document is defined as the ratio of the number of repeating units forming an imid ring or isoimid ring to the total number of repeating units in the polymerization, expressed as a percentage. I do.
- the imidization ratio of a polyamic acid that is not subjected to the dehydration / closure reaction is set to 0%.
- the liquid crystal alignment agent of the present invention is constituted by dissolving and containing two or more polymers in an organic solvent. .
- the two or more polymers in the liquid crystal alignment agent of the present invention are characterized in that a polymer having a higher imidization ratio has a smaller surface free energy of the polymer.
- the difference in the imidization ratio between the polymer having the largest imidization ratio and the polymer having the smallest imidization ratio is preferably 5% or more, and particularly preferably. Or more than 10%.
- the surface free energy of the liquid product alignment film obtained by the liquid crystal alignment agent of the present invention is preferably 40 to 60 dynZcm.
- the content ratio of the polymerization inhibitor in the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention is selected in consideration of viscosity, volatility, and the like, but is preferably 0.1 to 20% by volume, more preferably 1 to 20% based on the whole liquid crystal alignment. It is in the range of 10% by weight. That is, the liquid crystal aligning agent composed of the weight solution is applied to the substrate surface by a printing method, a spin coating method, or the like, and then dried to form a coating film as an alignment material.
- the thickness of the coating may be too small to obtain a good liquid crystal alignment film, and if it exceeds 20% by weight, However, it is difficult to obtain a good liquid crystal alignment film due to an excessively large thickness of the coating film, and the viscosity of the liquid crystal alignment agent is increased, which may result in poor coating characteristics.
- the organic solvent for dissolving the polymer is not particularly limited as long as it can dissolve the polymer.
- the solvents exemplified as those used for the synthesis reaction of polyamic acid and)! Can be mentioned.
- the poor solvent exemplified as being usable in combination during the synthesis reaction of the polyamic acid can be appropriately selected and used together.
- the liquid crystal alignment agent of the present invention preferably contains an epoxy compound as an additive, and particularly preferably contains an epoxidizing force containing a nitrogen atom.
- an epoxy compound as an additive
- an epoxidizing force containing a nitrogen atom include, for example, a nitrogen atom containing an aromatic monoamine as a mother nucleus such as ⁇ ′, ⁇ -diglycidylaniline and ⁇ , ⁇ -diglycidyltoluidine.
- Epoxy compounds containing a nitrogen atom containing a cycloaliphatic monoamine as a mother nucleus such as diglycidylcyclohexylamine and ⁇ , ⁇ -diglycidylmethylcyclohexylamine;
- Examples of other epoxy group-containing compounds that do not contain a nitrogen atom include ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, propylene glycol diglycidyl ether, tripropylene glycol diglycidyl ether, and polypropylene glycol.
- Diglycidyl ether trimethylolpropane triglycidyl ether, neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether, 1,6-hexanediol diglycidyl ether, glycerin diglycidyl ether, 2,2-dibromoneopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether And 1,3.5,6-tetraglycidyl 2.4-hexanediol.
- the content of the epoxy compound is 50 parts by weight or less, preferably 0.1 to 40 parts by weight, particularly preferably 1 to 30 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the polymer in the liquid product orientation. Parts by weight. When the content of the epoxy compound exceeds 5 parts by mass, the storage stability of the liquid crystal aligning agent may be deteriorated.
- the average imidization ratio of the whole polymer is preferably 5 to 40%, particularly preferably 5 to 35%, and more preferably 5 to 35%. 30%.
- a liquid crystal aligning agent having a polymer having an average imidization ratio in the above range and an epoxy compound provides excellent long-term stability to the obtained liquid crystal display device.
- the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention may contain a functional silane-containing compound from the viewpoint of improving the adhesiveness between the polymer and the surface of the substrate to be coated.
- a functional silane-containing compound include, for example, monoaminosilanes which can be used in the synthesis of the terminal-modified polymer; N- (2-aminoethyl) -13-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, N- ( 2-Aminoethyl) 1-3-Aminobutyl bilmethyldimethoxysilane, 3-ureidopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-ureidopropyltriethoxysilane, N-triethoxysilylpropyltriethylenetriamine, -trimethoxysilylpropyltriethylenetriamine 10-trimethoxysilyl-1,4-4.7-triazadene, 10-triethoxysilyl-1,4,7-triazadecane, 9-trimethoxysilyl3.6
- the nonyl ⁇ Sete Ichito can be mentioned c these officers f?
- the mixing ratio of the silane-containing component is usually 40 parts by weight or less, preferably 0.1 to 30 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the polymer.
- the liquid crystal display element obtained by using the liquid crystal alignment ⁇ of the present invention can be manufactured by, for example, the following method.
- the liquid crystal orientation j of the present invention is applied to the transparent conductive side of the substrate provided with the patterned transparent conductive material by a method such as a roll coater method, a spinner method, or an Ej method. Next, a coating is formed by heating the application surface.
- a transparent substrate made of, for example, glass such as float glass or soda glass, or a plastic film such as polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyethersulfone, or polycarbonate is used. be able to.
- I T0 film composed of I ⁇ , 0, ⁇ S n 0: and the like.
- a photo etching method, a method using a mask in advance, or the like is used.
- a silane-containing compound, titanate, or the like may be applied to the substrate and the transparent conductor in advance to further improve the adhesion between the substrate and the transparent conductor and the coating film.
- the heating temperature is set at 80 to 250 ° C, preferably at 120 to 200 ° C.
- the thickness of the formed film is usually from 0.001 to 1 m, preferably from 0.005 to 0.5.
- the formed film is subjected to a rubbing treatment in which it is rubbed in a certain direction with a mouth around which a cloth made of synthetic fiber such as nylon is wound, so that the film is provided with an alignment ability of liquid crystal molecules, and the film is aligned with the liquid crystal alignment film.
- the liquid crystal alignment film is formed by irradiating polarized ultraviolet light to the surface of the film to give an orientation ability, or by obtaining a film by a uniaxial stretching method, a Langmuir-Pledge method, or the like. It can also be formed.
- liquid crystal alignment film in order to remove fine powder (foreign matter) generated during the rubbing treatment and keep the surface clean, it is preferable to wash the formed liquid crystal alignment film with isopropyl alcohol or the like.
- the liquid crystal formed by the liquid crystal alignment agent of the present invention A pretilt angle is obtained by partially irradiating the alignment film with ultraviolet rays as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6-222636 / Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6-218193.
- the resist film is partially formed on the rubbed liquid crystal alignment film as described in JP-A-5-107544, Improving the visibility characteristics of the liquid crystal display element by performing a process that changes the alignment ability of the liquid crystal alignment film by removing the resist film after performing the rubbing process in a direction different from the rubbing process. Is possible.
- an epoxy resin containing a hardener and aluminum oxide spheres as a spacer can be used.
- liquid crystal examples include a nematic liquid crystal and a smectic liquid crystal.
- a nematic liquid crystal is preferable.
- a Schiff base liquid crystal an azoxy liquid crystal
- biphenyl liquid crystal a phenylcyclohexane liquid crystal
- an ester liquid crystal Liquid crystals, triphenyl-based liquid crystals, biphenylcyclohexane-based liquid crystals, bilimidine-based liquid crystals, dioxane-based liquid crystals, bicyclooctane-based liquid crystals, and cubane-based liquid crystals are used.
- cholesteric liquid crystals such as cholesteryl chloride, cholesteryl nonarate, and cholesteryl carbonate, and product names such as “C-11” and “CB-15” (manufactured by Merck) are also available. Addition of a commercially available chiral agent or the like is also possible.
- Use ferroelectric liquid crystals such as p-decyloxybenzylidene p-amino-12-methylbutyl cinnamate. be able to.
- polyvinyl alcohol As the polarizing plate outside the liquid crystal cell, polyvinyl alcohol is used.
- Examples of the polarizing plate include a polarizing plate sandwiched by an acid cell opening protective film and a polarizing plate composed of an H film itself.
- each of the polymerization baths was dissolved in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, applied on a silicon substrate by the Svincoat method, and heated at 100 ° C for 3 hours to form a thin film. Then, according to the method of DKOWENS et al. Described in the document "JOURN'AL OF APPL I ED POLYMER SCIECE VOL.13.PP.1741-1747 (1969)", the thin film and each example were obtained. From the contact angle of pure water and the contact angle of methylene iodide on the liquid crystal alignment film, the surface free energies of the polymer and the liquid crystal alignment film were determined as follows.
- equation (iii) is obtained in the case of pure water
- equation (V) is obtained in the case of methylene iodide.
- 2 and ⁇ are the contacts between pure water and methylene iodide.
- the pretilt angle of the liquid crystal display element is determined by a crystal rotation method using a He-Ne laser beam according to the method described in [TJ Schffer et al., J. Appl. Phys., 19, Z013 (1980)]. Measured.
- a DC voltage of 5 V was applied to the liquid crystal display element for 2 hours at a temperature of 80 ° C., and after the application of the voltage was released, the maximum voltage remaining in the liquid crystal display element was measured.
- the polymer (A-1) 3 O.Og obtained in Synthesis Example 1 was dissolved in 570 g of carpirolactone, 33.3 g of pyridine and 25.8 g of anhydrous acid were added, followed by dehydration and ring closure at 110 ° C for 3 hours. Was. Then, in the same manner as in Synthesis Example 1, the reaction product was separated 'washed' ⁇ to obtain a logarithmic viscosity (;? 1 n) 1.33 di / g. Imidation ratio 95%, surface free energy 44.6 28.0 g of a polymer (A-2) having dyn / cm was obtained.
- the liquid crystal alignment of the present invention is coated on a transparent conductor made of a 0 mm film provided on one surface of a glass substrate having a thickness of 1 mm using a printing machine for coating liquid crystal alignment. Was formed by drying for 1 hour. When the uniformity of this coating film was evaluated, the average film thickness was 489 and the maximum difference was 17.
- the rubbing treatment was performed on the formed coating film surface using a rubbing machine having a roll around which a rayon cloth was wound, so that the liquid crystal molecule alignment ability was imparted to a liquid crystal alignment film.
- the rubbing treatment conditions were as follows: roll rotation ⁇ 500 rpm, stage transfer speed 1 cm / sec.
- the nematic liquid crystal “MLC-201” (manufactured by Merck ⁇ Japan) is injected and injected into the cell gear box partitioned by the adhesive on the surface of the S plate and the outer edge, and then the injection hole is made.
- a liquid crystal cell was formed by sealing with an epoxy adhesive. Thereafter, a polarizing plate was attached to the outer surface of the liquid crystal cell such that the polarization direction coincided with the rubbing direction of the liquid crystal alignment film formed on the substrate, thereby producing a liquid crystal display device.
- each of the polymers obtained in Synthesis Examples 1 to 8 was used to prepare a liquid crystal alignment agent of the present invention in the same manner as in Example 1 (1).
- a liquid crystal display device was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 (2), using each of the liquid crystal aligning agents thus obtained.
- the liquid crystal display device was evaluated for the orientation, pretilt angle, and residual voltage of the liquid crystal. The results are shown in Table 1.
- the polymer was i-n f by Synthesis Examples 10-13, have ffl each with Epoki shea compound, a liquid crystal alignment ⁇ of the present invention in the same manner as in Example 1 (1) Prepared. Next, a liquid crystal display device was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 (2), using each of the liquid crystal alignments ⁇ ⁇ thus obtained.
- the liquid crystal display device exhibited high efficiency in terms of orientation, pretilt angle, residual amount, and reliability of the liquid crystal.
- the results are shown in Table 2.
- Example 3 In accordance with the formulation shown in Table 3, using each of the polymers obtained in Synthesis Examples 1 to 15, a liquid crystal alignment film for specific use was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 (1). Next, a liquid crystal display device was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 (2) using each of the liquid crystal alignments ⁇ obtained in this manner.
- the after-image of a liquid crystal display element is small, and the liquid crystal aligning agent which shows a force and a high Bretilt angle is obtained.
- the liquid product display device having a liquid crystal alignment film formed by using the liquid crystal alignment ⁇ of the present invention can be obtained by selecting a liquid product to be used, including a TN type liquid crystal display device, by selecting I PS (I n
- the present invention can also be suitably applied to Nemetic (C) type, SH (Super Home), and ferroelectric and antiferroelectric liquid crystal display devices.
- a liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal alignment film formed using the liquid crystal alignment agent of the present invention is excellent in liquid crystal alignment and reliability, and can be effectively used in various devices.
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