WO2018052105A1 - 液晶配向剤、液晶配向膜および液晶表示素子 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a liquid crystal aligning agent, a liquid crystal alignment film, and a liquid crystal display element for producing a liquid crystal display element having excellent image sticking characteristics.
- the liquid crystal display element is known as a light, thin, and low power consumption display device and has been remarkably developed in recent years.
- the liquid crystal display element is configured, for example, by sandwiching a liquid crystal layer between a pair of transparent substrates provided with electrodes.
- an organic film made of an organic material is used as the liquid crystal alignment film so that the liquid crystal is in a desired alignment state between the substrates.
- the liquid crystal alignment film is a component of the liquid crystal display element, and is formed on the surface of the substrate that holds the liquid crystal in contact with the liquid crystal, and plays a role of aligning the liquid crystal in a certain direction between the substrates.
- the liquid crystal alignment film may be required to play a role of controlling the pretilt angle of the liquid crystal in addition to the role of aligning the liquid crystal in a certain direction such as a direction parallel to the substrate.
- alignment control ability is given by performing an alignment treatment on the organic film constituting the liquid crystal alignment film.
- the rubbing method is a method of rubbing (rubbing) the surface of an organic film such as polyvinyl alcohol, polyamide or polyimide on a substrate with a cloth such as cotton, nylon or polyester in the rubbing direction (rubbing direction).
- This is a method of aligning liquid crystals. Since this rubbing method can easily realize a relatively stable alignment state of liquid crystals, it has been used in the manufacturing process of conventional liquid crystal display elements.
- an organic film used for the liquid crystal alignment film a polyimide-based organic film excellent in reliability such as heat resistance and electrical characteristics has been mainly selected.
- Anisotropy is formed in the organic film constituting the liquid crystal alignment film by linearly polarized light or collimated light, and the liquid crystal is aligned according to the anisotropy.
- a decomposition type photo-alignment method is known as a main photo-alignment method.
- the polyimide film is irradiated with polarized ultraviolet rays, and anisotropic decomposition is caused by utilizing the polarization direction dependence of the ultraviolet absorption of the molecular structure. Then, the liquid crystal is aligned by the polyimide remaining without being decomposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- photocrosslinking type and photoisomerization type photo-alignment methods are also known.
- polyvinyl cinnamate is used and irradiated with polarized ultraviolet rays to cause a dimerization reaction (crosslinking reaction) at the double bond portion of two side chains parallel to the polarized light. Then, the liquid crystal is aligned in a direction perpendicular to the polarization direction (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1).
- the liquid crystal alignment film alignment treatment method by the photo alignment method does not require rubbing, and there is no fear of generation of dust or static electricity.
- An alignment process can be performed even on a substrate of a liquid crystal display element having an uneven surface, which is a method for aligning a liquid crystal alignment film suitable for an industrial production process.
- the photo-alignment method eliminates the rubbing process itself as compared with the rubbing method that has been used industrially as an alignment treatment method for liquid crystal display elements, and thus has a great advantage. And compared with the rubbing method in which the alignment control ability becomes almost constant by rubbing, the photo alignment method can control the alignment control ability by changing the irradiation amount of polarized light.
- the photo-alignment method in order to achieve the same degree of alignment control ability as in the rubbing method, a large amount of polarized light irradiation may be required or stable liquid crystal alignment may not be realized. .
- the present invention provides a substrate having a liquid crystal alignment film for a horizontal electric field drive type liquid crystal display element which is provided with high efficiency and orientation control ability and has excellent image sticking characteristics, and a horizontal electric field drive type liquid crystal display element having the substrate. With the goal.
- W and X are each independently an aromatic ring having 6 to 14 carbon atoms
- Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom
- Z is an oxygen atom and an alkylene group containing 2 alkylene
- R 1 to R 7 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group
- m, n, o, p, and q are each independently an integer of 0 to 4.
- a substrate having a liquid crystal alignment film for a horizontal electric field drive type liquid crystal display element which is provided with high efficiency and orientation control ability and has excellent image sticking characteristics, and a horizontal electric field drive type liquid crystal display element having the substrate.
- the polymer composition used in the production method of the present invention has a photosensitive main chain polymer that can exhibit liquid crystallinity (hereinafter, also simply referred to as main chain polymer), and the polymer composition
- the coating film obtained by using the product is a film having a photosensitive main chain polymer that can exhibit liquid crystallinity.
- This coating film is subjected to orientation treatment by irradiation with polarized light without being rubbed. And after polarized light irradiation, it passes through the process of heating the main chain type polymer film, and becomes a coating film (hereinafter also referred to as a liquid crystal alignment film) to which alignment control ability is imparted.
- a polymer obtained from a diamine component containing at least one selected from diamines having a structure represented by the following formulas (1) to (3) and a diamine having a structure represented by the following formula (4) (hereinafter, the main A liquid crystal aligning agent containing a chain polymer and an organic solvent (W and X are each independently an aromatic ring having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, and Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom)
- Z is a divalent organic group containing an oxygen atom and alkylene
- R 1 to R 7 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group
- m, n, o, p and q are each independently It is an integer from 0 to 4.
- each condition will be described in detail.
- the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention comprises a diamine component containing at least one selected from diamines having a structure represented by the above formulas (1) to (3) and a diamine having a structure represented by the above formula (4). It is a liquid crystal aligning agent containing the polymer obtained and an organic solvent.
- W is an aromatic ring having 6 to 14 carbon atoms
- R 1 is a monovalent organic group.
- the aromatic ring herein include a benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, and biphenylene.
- a benzene ring is preferred from the viewpoint of the solubility of the resulting polymer.
- the monovalent organic group examples include an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkoxy group, a fluoroalkyl group, a fluoroalkenyl group, or a fluoroalkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 3 carbon atoms. Of these, the monovalent organic group is preferably a methyl group or a methoxy group.
- diamine having the structure of the above formula (1) a diamine having two amino groups bonded to the above structure is preferable. Specific examples thereof include the following, but are not limited thereto.
- X is an aromatic ring having 6 to 14 carbon atoms
- R 2 is a monovalent organic group.
- the aromatic ring herein include a benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, and biphenylene.
- a benzene ring is preferred from the viewpoint of the solubility of the resulting polymer.
- the monovalent organic group include an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkoxy group, a fluoroalkyl group, a fluoroalkenyl group, or a fluoroalkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 3 carbon atoms. Of these, the monovalent organic group is preferably a methyl group or a methoxy group.
- diamine having the structure of the above formula (2) a diamine having two amino groups bonded to the above structure is preferable. Specific examples thereof include the following, but are not limited thereto.
- Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom
- R 3 to R 5 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group.
- the monovalent organic group include an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkoxy group, a fluoroalkyl group, a fluoroalkenyl group, or a fluoroalkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 3 carbon atoms. Of these, the monovalent organic group is preferably a methyl group or a methoxy group.
- diamine having the structure of the above formula (3) a diamine having two amino groups bonded to the above structure is preferable. Specific examples thereof include the following, but are not limited thereto.
- Z is a divalent organic group containing an oxygen atom and an alkylene.
- the divalent organic group —O— (CH 2 ) r—O— or — (OCH 2 CH 2 ) s—O—.
- R 6 and R 7 are each independently a monovalent organic group.
- the monovalent organic group include an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkoxy group, a fluoroalkyl group, a fluoroalkenyl group, or a fluoroalkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 3 carbon atoms. Of these, the monovalent organic group is preferably a methyl group or a methoxy group.
- diamine having the structure of the above formula (4) a diamine having two amino groups bonded to the above structure is preferable. Specific examples thereof include the following, but are not limited thereto.
- the polymer of the present invention is a polymer obtained using the diamine.
- Specific examples include polyamic acid, polyamic acid ester, polyimide, polyurea, polyamide and the like.
- the structural unit represented by the following formula (5) and the following formula (6) It is more preferable in it being at least 1 sort (s) chosen from the polyimide precursor containing the structural unit represented by, and the polyimide which is the imidation thing.
- X 1 is a tetravalent organic group derived from a tetracarboxylic acid derivative
- Y 1 is a divalent organic group derived from a diamine containing a structure selected from formulas (1) to (3).
- R 11 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.
- R 11 is preferably a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group from the viewpoint of ease of imidization by heating.
- X 1 is a tetravalent organic group derived from a tetracarboxylic acid derivative, and its structure is not particularly limited.
- X 1 in the polyimide precursor is required for the solubility of the polymer in the solvent, the coating property of the liquid crystal aligning agent, the orientation of the liquid crystal when it is used as the liquid crystal alignment film, the voltage holding ratio, the accumulated charge, etc.
- one type may be used in the same polymer, or two or more types may be mixed. If dare Specific examples of X 1, is published in 13-14 pages WO 2015/119168, such as the structure of formula (X-1) ⁇ (X -46) are mentioned. Below, shows the structure of a preferred X 1, the present invention is not limited thereto.
- (A-1) and (A-2) are particularly preferable from the viewpoint of further improving the film hardness
- (A-4) is particularly preferable from the viewpoint of further improving the rate of relaxation of accumulated charges
- (A-15) to (A-17) are particularly preferred from the standpoint of further improving the liquid crystal orientation and the rate of relaxation of accumulated charges.
- Y 1 include a structure in which two amino groups are removed from a diamine having a structure selected from the above formulas (1) to (3).
- X 2 is a tetravalent organic group derived from a tetracarboxylic acid derivative
- Y 2 is a divalent organic group derived from a diamine containing the structure represented by Formula (4)
- R 12 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.
- R 12 is preferably a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group from the viewpoint of ease of imidization by heating.
- X 2 include the same structures as those exemplified for X 1 in formula (5), including preferred examples.
- Specific examples of Y 2 include a structure in which two amino groups are removed from the diamine having the structure represented by the formula (4).
- the polyimide precursor containing the structural unit represented by the formula (5) and the structural unit represented by the formula (6) is a structural unit represented by the following formula (7) within a range not impairing the effects of the present invention, And at least one selected from polyimides which are imidized products thereof.
- X 3 is a tetravalent organic group derived from a tetracarboxylic acid derivative
- Y 3 is a diamine that does not contain any of the structures represented by Formulas (1) to (4) in the main chain direction.
- R 13 is the same as defined for R 11 in the formula (5), and R 23 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. Moreover, it is preferable that at least one of two R ⁇ 23 > is a hydrogen atom.
- X 3 include the same structures as those exemplified for X 1 in formula (5), including preferred examples.
- Y 3 is a divalent organic group derived from a diamine that does not contain any of the structures represented by formulas (1) to (4) in the main chain direction, and the structure is not particularly limited. Y 3 depends on the required properties such as the solubility of the polymer in the solvent, the coating property of the liquid crystal aligning agent, the orientation of the liquid crystal when it is used as the liquid crystal alignment film, the voltage holding ratio, and the accumulated charge. 1 type may be selected in the same polymer, and 2 or more types may be mixed.
- (B-28), (B-29) and the like are particularly preferable from the viewpoint of further improving the film hardness, and (B-1) to (B-3) and the like are liquid crystal alignment properties. It is particularly preferable from the viewpoint of further improvement.
- (B-2), (B-9), (B-14) to (B-18), and (B-27) are further improved in the rate of relaxation of accumulated charges.
- (B-26) and the like are particularly preferable from the viewpoint of further improving the voltage holding ratio.
- At least one selected from the structural unit represented by the formula (5) and the polyimide precursor containing the structural unit represented by the formula (6) and the polyimide which is an imidized product thereof is represented by the formula (7).
- the sum of the structural unit represented by formula (5) and the structural unit represented by formula (6) is the sum of formula (5), formula (6), and formula (7). It is preferably 10 mol% or more, more preferably 20 mol% or more, and particularly preferably 30 mol% or more.
- the molecular weight of the polyimide precursor used in the present invention is preferably 2,000 to 500,000 in terms of weight average molecular weight, more preferably 5,000 to 300,000, still more preferably 10,000 to 100,000. is there.
- a polyimide containing the structural unit represented by Formula (5) and Formula (6) the polyimide obtained by ring-closing the said polyimide precursor is mentioned.
- the ring closure rate (also referred to as imidation rate) of the amic acid group is not necessarily 100%, and can be arbitrarily adjusted according to the use and purpose.
- Examples of the method for imidizing the polyimide precursor include thermal imidization in which the polyimide precursor solution is heated as it is, or catalytic imidization in which a catalyst is added to the polyimide precursor solution.
- the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention comprises a heavy component obtained from a diamine component containing at least one selected from diamines having a structure represented by formulas (1) to (3) and a diamine having a structure represented by formula (4). Although it contains a coalescence (specific polymer), two or more kinds of specific polymers having different structures may be contained as long as the effects described in the present invention are exhibited. Further, in addition to the specific polymer, other polymers, that is, polymers having no divalent group represented by the formulas (1) to (4) may be contained.
- polystyrene-phenylmaleimide poly (meta ) Acrylate and the like.
- the ratio of the specific polymer to the total polymer components is preferably 5% by mass or more, and an example thereof is 5 to 95% by mass.
- the liquid crystal aligning agent is used for producing a liquid crystal aligning film, and generally takes the form of a coating liquid from the viewpoint of forming a uniform thin film. Also in the liquid crystal aligning agent of this invention, it is preferable that it is a coating liquid containing an above-described polymer component and the organic solvent in which this polymer component is dissolved. At that time, the concentration of the polymer in the liquid crystal aligning agent can be appropriately changed by setting the thickness of the coating film to be formed. From the viewpoint of forming a uniform and defect-free coating film, the content is preferably 1% by mass or more, and from the viewpoint of storage stability of the solution, it is preferably 10% by mass or less. A particularly preferred polymer concentration is 2 to 8% by mass.
- the organic solvent contained in the liquid crystal aligning agent is not particularly limited as long as the polymer component is uniformly dissolved.
- Specific examples are N, N-dimethylformamide, N, N-dimethylacetamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone, dimethyl sulfoxide, ⁇ -butyrolactone, 1,3-dimethyl.
- -Imidazolidinone methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone, cyclopentanone and the like.
- N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone, or ⁇ -butyrolactone is preferably used.
- the organic solvent contained in the liquid crystal aligning agent uses a mixed solvent that is used in combination with a solvent that improves the coating properties and the surface smoothness of the coating film when the liquid crystal aligning agent is applied in addition to the above-described solvents.
- a mixed solvent is also preferably used in the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention. Specific examples of the organic solvent to be used in combination are given below, but the organic solvent is not limited to these examples.
- ethanol isopropyl alcohol, 1-butanol, 2-butanol, isobutyl alcohol, tert-butyl alcohol, 1-pentanol, 2-pentanol, 3-pentanol, 2-methyl-1-butanol, isopentyl alcohol, tert-pentyl alcohol, 3-methyl-2-butanol, neopentyl alcohol, 1-hexanol, 2-methyl-1-pentanol, 2-methyl-2-pentanol, 2-ethyl-1-butanol, 1-heptanol 2-heptanol, 3-heptanol, 1-octanol, 2-octanol, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, cyclohexanol, 1-methylcyclohexanol, 2-methylcyclohexanol, 3-methylcyclohexanol, 1,2- Ethane All, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propan
- D 1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms
- D 2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms
- D 3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- the kind and content of such a solvent are suitably selected according to the application device, application conditions, application environment, etc. of the liquid crystal aligning agent.
- the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention may additionally contain components other than the polymer component and the organic solvent as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.
- additional components include an adhesion aid for increasing the adhesion between the liquid crystal alignment film and the substrate and the adhesion between the liquid crystal alignment film and the sealing material, a crosslinking agent for increasing the strength of the liquid crystal alignment film, and the liquid crystal alignment.
- examples thereof include dielectrics and conductive materials for adjusting the dielectric constant and electric resistance of the film. Specific examples of these additional components are as disclosed in various known literatures relating to liquid crystal aligning agents. If an example is given, pages 53 [0105] to 55 of the pamphlet of Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015/060357. And the like as disclosed in [0116].
- the method for producing a substrate having the liquid crystal alignment film of the present invention is as follows.
- a polymer and an organic solvent obtained from a diamine component containing at least one selected from diamines having a structure represented by formulas (1) to (3) and a diamine having a structure represented by formula (4) A step of applying a polymer composition containing the composition on a substrate having a conductive film for driving a transverse electric field to form a coating film;
- [II] a step of irradiating the coating film obtained in [I] with polarized ultraviolet rays; and
- [III] a step of heating the coating film obtained in [II];
- a liquid crystal alignment film for a lateral electric field drive type liquid crystal display element to which alignment control ability is imparted can be obtained, and a substrate having the liquid crystal alignment film can be obtained.
- a lateral electric field drive type liquid crystal display element can be obtained.
- the second substrate instead of using a substrate having no lateral electric field driving conductive film instead of a substrate having a lateral electric field driving conductive film, the above steps [I] to [III] (for lateral electric field driving) Since a substrate having no conductive film is used, for the sake of convenience, in this application, the steps [I ′] to [III ′] may be abbreviated as steps), thereby providing a first liquid crystal alignment film having alignment controllability. Two substrates can be obtained.
- the manufacturing method of the horizontal electric field drive type liquid crystal display element is: [IV] A step of obtaining a liquid crystal display element by arranging the first and second substrates obtained above so that the liquid crystal alignment films of the first and second substrates face each other with liquid crystal interposed therebetween; Have Thereby, a horizontal electric field drive type liquid crystal display element can be obtained.
- step [I] a polymer composition containing a photosensitive main chain polymer capable of exhibiting liquid crystallinity in a predetermined temperature range and an organic solvent is applied onto a substrate having a conductive film for driving a lateral electric field. To form a coating film.
- ⁇ Board> Although it does not specifically limit about a board
- the substrate has a conductive film for driving a lateral electric field.
- the conductive film include, but are not limited to, ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) and IZO (Indium Zinc Oxide) when the liquid crystal display element is a transmission type.
- examples of the conductive film include a material that reflects light such as aluminum, but are not limited thereto.
- a method for forming a conductive film on a substrate a conventionally known method can be used.
- the method for applying the polymer composition described above onto a substrate having a conductive film for driving a lateral electric field is not particularly limited.
- the application method is generally performed by screen printing, offset printing, flexographic printing, an inkjet method, or the like.
- Other coating methods include a dipping method, a roll coater method, a slit coater method, a spinner method (rotary coating method), or a spray method, and these may be used depending on the purpose.
- the polymer composition After the polymer composition is applied on the substrate having the conductive film for driving the transverse electric field, it is 30 to 200 ° C., preferably 50 to 50 ° C. by a heating means such as a hot plate, a thermal circulation oven or an IR (infrared) oven.
- the solvent can be evaporated at 150 ° C. to obtain a coating film.
- the drying temperature at this time is preferably lower than that in the step [III] from the viewpoint of liquid crystal alignment stability.
- the thickness of the coating film is preferably 5 nm to 300 nm, more preferably 10 nm to 150 nm. It is.
- step [II] the coating film obtained in step [I] is irradiated with polarized ultraviolet rays.
- the substrate is irradiated with polarized ultraviolet rays through a polarizing plate from a certain direction.
- ultraviolet rays to be used ultraviolet rays having a wavelength in the range of 100 nm to 400 nm can be used.
- the optimum wavelength is selected through a filter or the like depending on the type of coating film to be used.
- ultraviolet light having a wavelength in the range of 290 nm to 400 nm can be selected and used so that the photocrosslinking reaction can be selectively induced.
- the ultraviolet light for example, light emitted from a high-pressure mercury lamp can be used.
- the irradiation amount of polarized ultraviolet rays depends on the coating film used.
- the amount of irradiation is polarized ultraviolet light that realizes the maximum value of ⁇ A (hereinafter also referred to as ⁇ Amax), which is the difference between the ultraviolet light absorbance in a direction parallel to the polarization direction of polarized ultraviolet light and the ultraviolet light absorbance in a direction perpendicular to the polarization direction of the polarized ultraviolet light.
- the amount is preferably in the range of 1% to 70%, more preferably in the range of 1% to 50%.
- step [III] the ultraviolet-irradiated coating film polarized in step [II] is heated.
- An orientation control ability can be imparted to the coating film by heating.
- a heating means such as a hot plate, a heat circulation type oven, or an IR (infrared) type oven can be used.
- the heating temperature can be determined in consideration of the temperature at which the liquid crystallinity of the coating film used is developed.
- the heating temperature is preferably within a temperature range in which the main chain polymer exhibits good liquid crystal alignment stability.
- the heating temperature is too low, the anisotropy effect due to heat tends to be insufficient, and when the heating temperature is too high, the anisotropy imparted by irradiation with polarized ultraviolet rays tends to disappear. In this case, it may be difficult to reorient in one direction due to self-organization.
- the thickness of the coating film formed after heating is preferably 5 nm to 300 nm, more preferably 50 nm to 150 nm, for the same reason described in the step [I].
- the production method of the present invention can realize highly efficient introduction of anisotropy into the coating film. And a board
- the step [IV] is performed in the same manner as in the above [I ′] to [III ′], similarly to the substrate (first substrate) obtained in [III] and having the liquid crystal alignment film on the conductive film for lateral electric field driving.
- the obtained liquid crystal alignment film-attached substrate (second substrate) having no conductive film is placed oppositely so that both liquid crystal alignment films face each other through liquid crystal, and a liquid crystal cell is formed by a known method.
- This is a step of manufacturing a lateral electric field drive type liquid crystal display element.
- a substrate having no lateral electric field driving conductive film was used in place of the substrate having the lateral electric field driving conductive film in the step [I].
- steps [I] to [III] It can be carried out in the same manner as in steps [I] to [III]. Since the difference between the steps [I] to [III] and the steps [I ′] to [III ′] is only the presence or absence of the conductive film, the description of the steps [I ′] to [III ′] is omitted. To do.
- the first and second substrates described above are prepared, spacers are dispersed on the liquid crystal alignment film of one substrate, and the liquid crystal alignment film surface is on the inside.
- the other substrate is bonded and the liquid crystal is injected under reduced pressure, or the liquid crystal is dropped on the liquid crystal alignment film surface on which the spacers are dispersed, and then the substrate is bonded and sealed.
- Etc. can be illustrated.
- the diameter of the spacer at this time is preferably 1 ⁇ m to 30 ⁇ m, more preferably 2 ⁇ m to 10 ⁇ m. This spacer diameter determines the distance between the pair of substrates that sandwich the liquid crystal layer, that is, the thickness of the liquid crystal layer.
- substrate with a coating film of this invention irradiates the polarized ultraviolet-ray, after apply
- high-efficiency anisotropy is introduced into the main chain polymer film, and a substrate with a liquid crystal alignment film having a liquid crystal alignment control ability is manufactured.
- the coating film used in the present invention the introduction of highly efficient anisotropy into the coating film is realized by utilizing the principle of molecular reorientation induced by the photoreaction of the main chain and the self-organization ability.
- a coating film is formed on a substrate using a main chain type polymer, irradiated with polarized ultraviolet rays, then heated, and then a liquid crystal display element is produced.
- the coating film used in the method of the present invention is a liquid crystal alignment film having anisotropy introduced with high efficiency and excellent alignment control ability by sequentially performing irradiation of polarized ultraviolet rays on the coating film and heat treatment. can do.
- the irradiation amount of polarized ultraviolet rays to the coating film and the heating temperature in the heat treatment are optimized. Thereby, introduction of anisotropy into the coating film with high efficiency can be realized.
- the optimum irradiation amount of polarized ultraviolet rays for introducing highly efficient anisotropy into the coating film used in the present invention is such that the photosensitive group undergoes photocrosslinking reaction, photoisomerization reaction, or photofries rearrangement reaction in the coating film.
- the coating film used in the present invention As a result of irradiating polarized ultraviolet rays to the structure having a photocrosslinkable group, when the photosensitive group of the main chain to be cross-linked becomes excessive, a cross-linking reaction between main chains is caused. Too much progress. In that case, the resulting film may become rigid and hinder the progress of self-assembly by subsequent heating.
- the coating film used in the present invention is irradiated with polarized ultraviolet rays to a structure having a light fleece rearrangement group, the anisotropy obtained by polarized ultraviolet rays is increased when there are a large number of light fleece transition groups in the polymer film.
- the stability of the liquid crystal alignment may be reduced due to a decrease in self-assembly due to subsequent heating.
- the stability of the liquid crystal alignment may be reduced due to a decrease in self-assembly due to subsequent heating.
- the amount of ultraviolet light irradiation is too large, the main chain polymer is photodegraded, and subsequent progress of self-assembly by heating is hindered.
- the quality of the liquid crystal display element may be deteriorated due to deterioration of electrical characteristics of the obtained liquid crystal alignment film.
- the optimum amount of the photopolymerization reaction, photoisomerization reaction, or photofleece rearrangement reaction of the photosensitive group of the main chain by irradiation with polarized ultraviolet rays is the main chain type polymer film. It is preferably 0.1 to 90% by mole, more preferably 0.1 to 80% by mole of the photosensitive group.
- the photocrosslinking reaction or photoisomerization reaction of the photosensitive group or the photofleece rearrangement reaction in the main chain of the main chain type polymer film is achieved by optimizing the irradiation amount of polarized ultraviolet rays. Optimize the amount of. Then, in combination with the subsequent heat treatment, highly efficient introduction of anisotropy into the coating film used in the present invention is realized. In that case, a suitable amount of polarized ultraviolet rays can be determined based on the evaluation of ultraviolet absorption of the coating film used in the present invention.
- the ultraviolet absorption in the direction parallel to the polarization direction of the polarized ultraviolet ray and the ultraviolet absorption in the vertical direction after the irradiation with the polarized ultraviolet ray are measured.
- ⁇ A which is the difference between the ultraviolet absorbance in the direction parallel to the polarization direction of polarized ultraviolet rays and the ultraviolet absorbance in the direction perpendicular to the polarization direction of the polarized ultraviolet rays.
- the maximum value of ⁇ A ( ⁇ Amax) realized in the coating film used in the present invention and the irradiation amount of polarized ultraviolet light that realizes it are obtained.
- a preferable amount of polarized ultraviolet rays to be irradiated in the production of the liquid crystal alignment film can be determined on the basis of the amount of polarized ultraviolet rays to realize this ⁇ Amax.
- the above-described temperature range in which the main chain polymer gives excellent liquid crystal alignment stability is described above.
- a suitable heating temperature is preferably determined. Therefore, the heating temperature after irradiation with polarized ultraviolet light is preferably 100 ° C. to 300 ° C., more preferably 150 ° C. to 250 ° C. By doing so, greater anisotropy is imparted to the coating film used in the present invention.
- the liquid crystal display element provided by the present invention exhibits high reliability against external stresses such as light and heat.
- the lateral electric field driving type liquid crystal display element substrate manufactured using the composition of the present invention or the lateral electric field driving type liquid crystal display element having the substrate has excellent reliability and a large screen. And can be suitably used for high-definition liquid crystal televisions.
- the liquid crystal alignment film manufactured by the method of the present invention has excellent liquid crystal alignment stability and reliability, it can be used for a variable phase shifter using liquid crystal. For example, it can be suitably used for an antenna that can vary the resonance frequency.
- DA-1 Structural formula (DA-1)
- DA-2 Structural formula below (DA-2)
- DA-3 Structural formula below (DA-3)
- DA-4 Structural formula below (DA-4)
- DA-5 Structural formula below (DA-5)
- DA-6 Structural formula below (DA-6)
- DA-7 Structural formula below (DA-7)
- DA-8 Structural formula below (DA-8)
- DA-9 Structural formula below (DA-9)
- DA-10 Structural formula below (DA-10)
- DA-11 Structural formula below (DA-11)
- DA-12 Structural formula below (DA-12)
- DA-13 Structural formula below (DA-13)
- DA-14 Structural formula below (DA-14)
- DA-15 Structural formula below (DA-15)
- CA-1 Structural formula below (CA)
- the viscosity of the polymer solution was measured using an E-type viscometer TVE-22H (manufactured by Toki Sangyo Co., Ltd.), a sample amount of 1.1 mL, cone rotor TE-1 (1 ° 34 ′, R24), temperature 25 Measured at ° C.
- a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal cell for evaluating the liquid crystal alignment will be described below.
- a liquid crystal cell having a configuration of an FFS liquid crystal display element was manufactured.
- a substrate with electrodes was prepared.
- the substrate is a glass substrate having a size of 30 mm ⁇ 35 mm and a thickness of 0.7 mm.
- an IZO electrode constituting the counter electrode as the first layer was formed on the entire surface.
- a SiN (silicon nitride) film formed by the CVD method was formed as the second layer.
- the second layer SiN film has a thickness of 500 nm and functions as an interlayer insulating film.
- a comb-like pixel electrode formed by patterning an IZO film is arranged as a third layer, and two pixels, a first pixel and a second pixel, are formed. .
- the size of each pixel is 10 mm long and about 5 mm wide.
- the first-layer counter electrode and the third-layer pixel electrode are electrically insulated by the action of the second-layer SiN film.
- the pixel electrode of the third layer is a comb tooth formed by arranging a plurality of U-shaped electrode elements whose central portion is bent, as in the figure described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-77845 (Japan Published Patent Publication). It has a shape.
- each electrode element The width in the short direction of each electrode element is 3 ⁇ m, and the distance between the electrode elements is 6 ⁇ m. Since the pixel electrode forming each pixel is configured by arranging a plurality of bent-shaped electrode elements having a bent central portion, the shape of each pixel is not rectangular but bent at the central portion in the same manner as the electrode elements. It has a shape that is similar to a bold, Kumon character. Each pixel is divided into upper and lower portions with a central bent portion as a boundary, and has a first region on the upper side of the bent portion and a second region on the lower side. When the first region and the second region of each pixel are compared, the formation directions of the electrode elements of the pixel electrodes constituting them are different.
- the electrode element of the pixel electrode forms an angle of + 10 ° (clockwise).
- the electrode element of the pixel electrode is formed at an angle of ⁇ 10 ° (clockwise). That is, in the first region and the second region of each pixel, the direction of the rotation operation (in-plane switching) of the liquid crystal induced by the voltage application between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode in the substrate plane is It comprised so that it might become a mutually reverse direction.
- the liquid crystal aligning agent obtained in the synthesis example and the comparative synthesis example was filtered through a 1.0 ⁇ m filter, and then applied to the prepared substrate with electrodes by spin coating. Subsequently, it was dried for 90 seconds on a hot plate set to 70 ° C. Next, using an exposure apparatus manufactured by Ushio Electric Co., Ltd .: APL-L050121S1S-APW01, the substrate was irradiated with linearly polarized ultraviolet light from a vertical direction through a wavelength selection filter and a polarizing plate.
- the direction of the polarization plane was set so that the direction of the line segment obtained by projecting the polarization plane of polarized ultraviolet rays onto the substrate was inclined by 10 ° with respect to the third-layer IZO comb-teeth electrode. Subsequently, baking was performed for 30 minutes in an IR (infrared) oven set at 230 ° C., and a substrate with a polyimide liquid crystal alignment film having a film thickness of 100 nm subjected to alignment treatment was obtained.
- IR infrared
- substrate with a polyimide liquid crystal aligning film by which the alignment process was performed similarly to the above was also obtained for the glass substrate which has the columnar spacer of 4 micrometers in height with the ITO electrode formed in the back surface as a counter substrate.
- a set of these two substrates with a liquid crystal alignment film is used as one set, and a sealing agent is printed on the other substrate leaving a liquid crystal injection port.
- the polarizing planes were bonded and pressure-bonded so that the line segments projected onto the substrate were parallel. Thereafter, the sealing agent was cured to produce an empty cell having a cell gap of 4 ⁇ m.
- Liquid crystal MLC-7026-100 (negative liquid crystal manufactured by Merck & Co., Inc.) was injected into the empty cell by a reduced pressure injection method, and the injection port was sealed to obtain an FFS liquid crystal cell. Thereafter, the obtained liquid crystal cell was heated at 120 ° C. for 30 minutes and allowed to stand at 23 ° C. overnight, and then used for evaluation of liquid crystal alignment.
- the rotation angle when the liquid crystal cell was rotated from the angle at which the second region of the first pixel became darkest to the angle at which the first region became darkest was calculated as an angle ⁇ .
- the second area was compared with the first area, and a similar angle ⁇ was calculated.
- the average value of the angle ⁇ values of the first pixel and the second pixel was calculated as the angle ⁇ of the liquid crystal cell.
- the voltage holding ratio was evaluated. Specifically, an AC voltage of 2 VPP is applied to the liquid crystal cell obtained by the above method at a temperature of 70 ° C. for 60 ⁇ sec, the voltage after 167 msec is measured, and the voltage is maintained to determine how much voltage is maintained. Calculated as retention (also referred to as VHR). The measurement was performed by using a voltage holding ratio measuring device (VHR-1, manufactured by Toyo Technica Co., Ltd.) with settings of Voltage: ⁇ 1 V, Pulse Width: 60 ⁇ s, and Frame Period: 167 ms. When the value of the voltage holding ratio of the liquid crystal cell was 80% or more, it was defined as “good”, and when the value of the voltage holding ratio was less than 80%, it was defined as “bad”.
- VHR-1 voltage holding ratio measuring device
- Example 1 Using the liquid crystal aligning agent (A-1) obtained in Synthesis Example 1, two types of liquid crystal cells were produced as described above. Irradiation with polarized ultraviolet rays was performed using a high pressure mercury lamp through a wavelength selection filter: 240LCF and a 254 nm type polarizing plate. The irradiation amount of polarized ultraviolet rays is measured by measuring the amount of light using an illuminometer UVD-S254SB manufactured by Ushio Electric Co., Ltd. and changing the wavelength at 254 nm in the range of 200 to 1500 mJ / cm 2. Three or more liquid crystal cells having different amounts were prepared.
- the polarized UV irradiation dose with the best angle ⁇ was 900 mJ / cm 2 , and the angle ⁇ was 1.06 °, which was good.
- the voltage retention rate was 85.3% and was favorable.
- Example 2 to 12 The liquid crystal orientation and the voltage holding ratio were evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the liquid crystal aligning agents obtained in Synthesis Examples 2 to 12 were used.
- Example 13 Using the liquid crystal aligning agent (A-13) obtained in Synthesis Example 13 and irradiating polarized ultraviolet rays with a metal halide lamp, wavelength selection filter: i-wide BPF, and polarizing plate of 313 to 365 nm type In the same manner as in Example 1, except that the irradiation amount of polarized ultraviolet rays was changed in the range of 1000 to 4000 mJ / cm 2 at a wavelength of 365 nm, the liquid crystal orientation and the voltage holding ratio were changed. Evaluated.
- Table 1 shows the polarized UV irradiation wavelength, the polarized UV irradiation dose with the best angle ⁇ , the results of the evaluation of the liquid crystal alignment, and the voltage holding when using the liquid crystal aligning agents obtained in the synthesis examples and comparative synthesis examples. The result of rate evaluation is shown.
- the angle ⁇ which is the difference between the orientation azimuth angles before and after the AC drive, is good when it is less than 1.5 °, and at the same time, it has good characteristics when the VHR is 80% or more. Since both have good afterimage characteristics, the display quality of the liquid crystal display element is excellent.
- Comparative Examples 1 to 4 the characteristics satisfying both the angle ⁇ and the voltage holding ratio were not confirmed. As described above, it was confirmed that the liquid crystal display device manufactured by the method of the present invention exhibits very excellent afterimage characteristics.
- a substrate for a horizontal electric field drive type liquid crystal display element manufactured using the composition of the present invention or a horizontal electric field drive type liquid crystal display element having the substrate has excellent reliability, and has a large screen and a high definition liquid crystal television. It can utilize suitably for.
- the liquid crystal alignment film manufactured by the method of the present invention has excellent liquid crystal alignment stability and reliability, it can be used for a variable phase shifter using liquid crystal. For example, it can be suitably used for an antenna that can vary the resonance frequency.
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1.下記式(1)~(3)で表される構造を有するジアミンから選ばれる少なくとも一種と下記式(4)で表される構造を有するジアミンとを含むジアミン成分から得られる重合体と、有機溶媒とを含有する液晶配向剤(式中、W及びXはそれぞれ独立に炭素原子数6~14の芳香族環であり、Yは酸素原子または硫黄原子であり、Zは酸素原子およびアルキレンを含む2価の有機基であり、R1~R7はそれぞれ独立に水素原子または1価の有機基であり、m、n、o、p及びqはそれぞれ独立に0~4の整数である。)。
本発明の方法によって製造された横電界駆動型液晶表示素子は、高効率に配向制御能が付与されているため長時間連続駆動しても表示特性が損なわれることがない。
本発明の製造方法において用いられる重合体組成物は、液晶性を発現し得る感光性の主鎖型高分子(以下、単に主鎖型高分子とも呼ぶ)を有しており、前記重合体組成物を用いて得られる塗膜は、液晶性を発現し得る感光性の主鎖型高分子を有する膜である。この塗膜にはラビング処理を行うこと無く、偏光照射によって配向処理を行う。そして、偏光照射の後、その主鎖型高分子膜を加熱する工程を経て、配向制御能が付与された塗膜(以下、液晶配向膜とも称する)となる。このとき、偏光照射によって発現した僅かな異方性がドライビングフォースとなり、主鎖型高分子自体が自己組織化により効率的に再配向する。その結果、液晶配向膜として高効率な配向処理が実現し、高い配向制御能が付与された液晶配向膜を得ることができる
下記式(1)~(3)で表される構造を有するジアミンから選ばれる少なくとも一種と下記式(4)で表される構造を有するジアミンとを含むジアミン成分から得られる重合体(以下、主鎖型高分子とも呼ぶ)と、有機溶媒とを含有する液晶配向剤(式中、W及びXはそれぞれ独立に炭素原子数6~14の芳香族環であり、Yは酸素原子または硫黄原子であり、Zは酸素原子およびアルキレンを含む2価の有機基であり、R1~R7はそれぞれ独立に水素原子または1価の有機基であり、m、n、o、p及びqはそれぞれ独立に0~4の整数である。)である。
以下、各条件につき詳述する。
本発明の液晶配向剤は、上記式(1)~(3)で表される構造を有するジアミンから選ばれる少なくとも一種と上記式(4)で表される構造を有するジアミンとを含むジアミン成分から得られる重合体と、有機溶媒とを含有する液晶配向剤である。
本発明の重合体は、上記ジアミンを用いて得られる重合体である。具体例としては、ポリアミック酸、ポリアミック酸エステル、ポリイミド、ポリウレア、ポリアミドなどが挙げられるが、液晶配向剤としての使用の観点から、下記式(5)で表される構造単位および下記式(6)で表される構造単位を含むポリイミド前駆体、及びそのイミド化物であるポリイミドから選ばれる少なくとも1種であるとより好ましい。
X1はテトラカルボン酸誘導体に由来する4価の有機基であり、その構造は特に限定されるものではない。また、ポリイミド前駆体中のX1は、重合体の溶媒への溶解性や液晶配向剤の塗布性、液晶配向膜とした場合における液晶の配向性、電圧保持率、蓄積電荷など、必要とされる特性の程度に応じて適宜選択され、同一重合体中に1種類であってもよく、2種類以上が混在していても良い。
X1の具体例をあえて示すならば、国際公開公報2015/119168の13~14頁に掲載される、式(X-1)~(X-46)の構造などが挙げられる。
以下に、好ましいX1の構造を示すが、本発明はこれらに限定されるものではない。
式(5)において、Y1の具体例としては前記式(1)~(3)から選ばれる構造を有するジアミンから2つのアミノ基を除いた構造を挙げることができる。
式(5)で表される構造単位及び式(6)で表される構造単位を含むポリイミド前駆体は、本発明の効果を損なわない範囲において、下記式(7)で表される構造単位、及びそのイミド化物であるポリイミドから選ばれる少なくとも1種を含んでいても良い。
以下に、好ましいY3の構造を示すが、本発明はこれらに限定されるものではない。
式(5)で表される構造単位および式(6)で表される構造単位を含むポリイミド前駆体、及びそのイミド化物であるポリイミドから選ばれる少なくとも1種が、式(7)で表される構造単位を同時に含む場合、式(5)で表される構造単位および式(6)で表される構造単位の合計は、式(5)と式(6)と式(7)の合計に対して10モル%以上であることが好ましく、より好ましくは20モル%以上であり、特に好ましくは30モル%以上である。
式(5)及び式(6)で表される構造単位を含むポリイミドとしては、前記のポリイミド前駆体を閉環させて得られるポリイミドが挙げられる。このポリイミドにおいては、アミド酸基の閉環率(イミド化率ともいう)は必ずしも100%である必要はなく、用途や目的に応じて任意に調整できる。
ポリイミド前駆体をイミド化させる方法としては、ポリイミド前駆体の溶液をそのまま加熱する熱イミド化、又はポリイミド前駆体の溶液に触媒を添加する触媒イミド化が挙げられる。
本発明の液晶配向剤は、式(1)~(3)で表される構造を有するジアミンから選ばれる少なくとも一種と式(4)で表される構造を有するジアミンを含むジアミン成分から得られる重合体(特定重合体)を含有するものであるが、本発明に記載の効果を奏する限度において、異なる構造の特定重合体を2種以上含有していてもよい。また、特定重合体に加えて、その他の重合体、即ち式(1)~式(4)で表される2価の基を有さない重合体を含有していてもよい。その他の重合体の種類としては、ポリアミック酸、ポリイミド、ポリアミック酸エステル、ポリエステル、ポリアミド、ポリウレア、ポリオルガノシロキサン、セルロース誘導体、ポリアセタール、ポリスチレンまたはその誘導体、ポリ(スチレン-フェニルマレイミド)誘導体、ポリ(メタ)アクリレートなどを挙げることができる。本発明の液晶配向剤がその他の重合体を含有する場合、全重合体成分に対する特定重合体の割合は5質量%以上であることが好ましく、その一例として5~95質量%が挙げられる。
なかでも、1-ヘキサノール、シクロヘキサノール、1,2-エタンジオール、1,2-プロパンジオール、プロピレングリコールモノブチルエーテル、ジエチレングリコールジエチルエーテル、4-ヒドロキシ-4-メチル-2-ペンタノン、エチレングリコールモノブチルエーテル又はジプロピレングリコールジメチルエーテルを用いることが好ましい。このような溶媒の種類及び含有量は、液晶配向剤の塗布装置、塗布条件、塗布環境などに応じて適宜選択される。
本発明の液晶配向膜を有する基板の製造方法は、
[I]式(1)~(3)で表される構造を有するジアミンから選ばれる少なくとも一種と式(4)で表される構造を有するジアミンとを含むジアミン成分から得られる重合体及び有機溶媒を含有する重合体組成物を、横電界駆動用の導電膜を有する基板上に塗布して塗膜を形成する工程;
[II] [I]で得られた塗膜に偏光した紫外線を照射する工程;及び
[III] [II]で得られた塗膜を加熱する工程;
を有する。
上記工程により、配向制御能が付与された横電界駆動型液晶表示素子用液晶配向膜を得ることができ、該液晶配向膜を有する基板を得ることができる。
第2の基板は、横電界駆動用の導電膜を有する基板に代わって、横電界駆動用の導電膜を有しない基板を用いる以外、上記工程[I]~[III](横電界駆動用の導電膜を有しない基板を用いるため、便宜上、本願において、工程[I’]~[III’]と略記する場合がある)を用いることにより、配向制御能が付与された液晶配向膜を有する第2の基板を得ることができる。
[IV] 上記で得られた第1及び第2の基板を、液晶を介して第1及び第2の基板の液晶配向膜が相対するように、対向配置して液晶表示素子を得る工程;
を有する。これにより横電界駆動型液晶表示素子を得ることができる。
<工程[I]>
工程[I]では、横電界駆動用の導電膜を有する基板上に、所定の温度範囲で液晶性を発現し得る感光性の主鎖型高分子及び有機溶媒を含有する重合体組成物を塗布して塗膜を形成する。
基板については、特に限定はされないが、製造される液晶表示素子が透過型である場合、透明性の高い基板が用いられることが好ましい。その場合、特に限定はされず、ガラス基板、またはアクリル基板やポリカーボネート基板等のプラスチック基板等を用いることができる。
また、反射型の液晶表示素子への適用を考慮し、シリコンウェハなどの不透明な基板も使用できる。
基板は、横電界駆動用の導電膜を有する。
該導電膜として、液晶表示素子が透過型である場合、ITO(Indium Tin Oxide:酸化インジウムスズ)、IZO(Indium Zinc Oxide:酸化インジウム亜鉛)などを挙げることができるが、これらに限定されない。
また、反射型の液晶表示素子の場合、導電膜として、アルミなどの光を反射する材料などを挙げることができるがこれらに限定されない。
基板に導電膜を形成する方法は、従来公知の手法を用いることができる。
塗布方法は、工業的には、スクリーン印刷、オフセット印刷、フレキソ印刷またはインクジェット法などで行う方法が一般的である。その他の塗布方法としては、ディップ法、ロールコータ法、スリットコータ法、スピンナ法(回転塗布法)またはスプレー法などがあり、目的に応じてこれらを用いてもよい。
尚、[I]工程の後、続く[II]工程の前に塗膜の形成された基板を室温にまで冷却する工程を設けることも可能である。
工程[II]では、工程[I]で得られた塗膜に偏光した紫外線を照射する。塗膜の膜面に偏光した紫外線を照射する場合、基板に対して一定の方向から偏光板を介して偏光された紫外線を照射する。使用する紫外線としては、波長100nm~400nmの範囲の紫外線を使用することができる。好ましくは、使用する塗膜の種類によりフィルター等を介して最適な波長を選択する。そして、例えば、選択的に光架橋反応を誘起できるように、波長290nm~400nmの範囲の紫外線を選択して使用することができる。紫外線としては、例えば、高圧水銀灯から放射される光を用いることができる。
工程[III]では、工程[II]で偏光した紫外線の照射された塗膜を加熱する。加熱により、塗膜に配向制御能を付与することができる。
加熱は、ホットプレート、熱循環型オーブンまたはIR(赤外線)型オーブンなどの加熱手段を用いることができる。加熱温度は、使用する塗膜の液晶性を発現させる温度を考慮して決めることができる。
[IV]工程は、[III]で得られた、横電界駆動用の導電膜上に液晶配向膜を有する基板(第1の基板)と、同様に上記[I’]~[III’]で得られた、導電膜を有しない液晶配向膜付基板(第2の基板)とを、液晶を介して、双方の液晶配向膜が相対するように対向配置して、公知の方法で液晶セルを作製し、横電界駆動型液晶表示素子を作製する工程である。なお、工程[I’]~[III’]は、工程[I]において、横電界駆動用の導電膜を有する基板の代わりに、該横電界駆動用導電膜を有しない基板を用いた以外、工程[I]~[III]と同様に行うことができる。工程[I]~[III]と工程[I’]~[III’]との相違点は、上述した導電膜の有無だけであるため、工程[I’]~[III’]の説明を省略する。
本発明に用いる塗膜では、主鎖の光反応と自己組織化能によって誘起される分子再配向の原理を利用して、塗膜への高効率な異方性の導入を実現する。本発明の製造方法では、主鎖型高分子を用いて基板上に塗膜を形成した後、偏光した紫外線を照射し、次いで、加熱を行った後、液晶表示素子を作成する。
NMP:N-メチル-2-ピロリドン
BCS:ブチルセロソルブ
DA-1:下記構造式(DA-1)
DA-2:下記構造式(DA-2)
DA-3:下記構造式(DA-3)
DA-4:下記構造式(DA-4)
DA-5:下記構造式(DA-5)
DA-6:下記構造式(DA-6)
DA-7:下記構造式(DA-7)
DA-8:下記構造式(DA-8)
DA-9:下記構造式(DA-9)
DA-10:下記構造式(DA-10)
DA-11:下記構造式(DA-11)
DA-12:下記構造式(DA-12)
DA-13:下記構造式(DA-13)
DA-14:下記構造式(DA-14)
DA-15:下記構造式(DA-15)
CA-1:下記構造式(CA-1)
CA-2:下記構造式(CA-2)
合成例において、重合体溶液の粘度は、E型粘度計TVE-22H(東機産業社製)を用い、サンプル量1.1mL、コーンロータTE-1(1°34’、R24)、温度25℃で測定した。
撹拌装置及び窒素導入管付きの100mLの四つ口フラスコに、DA-1を1.88g(7.0mmol)、DA-7を1.61g(7.0mmol)量り取り、NMPを30.6g加え、窒素を送りながら撹拌して溶解させた。このジアミン溶液を水冷下で撹拌しながら、CA-1を2.61g(13.3mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを13.1g加え、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌してポリアミック酸の溶液を得た。このポリアミック酸の溶液の温度25℃における粘度は263mPa・sであった。
このポリアミック酸の溶液を撹拌子の入った100mL三角フラスコに14.5g分取し、NMPを12.6g、およびBCSを11.6g加え、マグネチックスターラーで2時間撹拌して、液晶配向剤(A-1)を得た。
撹拌装置及び窒素導入管付きの100mLの四つ口フラスコに、DA-1を1.88g(7.0mmol)、DA-8を1.71g(7.0mmol)量り取り、NMPを31.1g加え、窒素を送りながら撹拌して溶解させた。このジアミン溶液を水冷下で撹拌しながら、CA-1を2.57g(13.1mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを13.3g加え、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌してポリアミック酸の溶液を得た。このポリアミック酸の溶液の温度25℃における粘度は326mPa・sであった。
このポリアミック酸の溶液を撹拌子の入った100mL三角フラスコに14.9g分取し、NMPを13.0g、およびBCSを12.0g加え、マグネチックスターラーで2時間撹拌して、液晶配向剤(A-2)を得た。
撹拌装置及び窒素導入管付きの100mLの四つ口フラスコに、DA-1を1.74g(6.5mmol)、DA-9を1.68g(6.5mmol)量り取り、NMPを29.6g加え、窒素を送りながら撹拌して溶解させた。このジアミン溶液を水冷下で撹拌しながら、CA-1を2.36g(12.0mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを12.7g加え、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌してポリアミック酸の溶液を得た。このポリアミック酸の溶液の温度25℃における粘度は261mPa・sであった。
このポリアミック酸の溶液を撹拌子の入った100mL三角フラスコに14.5g分取し、NMPを12.6g、およびBCSを11.6g加え、マグネチックスターラーで2時間撹拌して、液晶配向剤(A-3)を得た。
撹拌装置及び窒素導入管付きの100mLの四つ口フラスコに、DA-1を1.74g(6.5mmol)、DA-10を1.77g(6.5mmol)量り取り、NMPを30.1g加え、窒素を送りながら撹拌して溶解させた。このジアミン溶液を水冷下で撹拌しながら、CA-1を2.37g(12.1mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを12.9g加え、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌してポリアミック酸の溶液を得た。このポリアミック酸の溶液の温度25℃における粘度は302mPa・sであった。
このポリアミック酸の溶液を撹拌子の入った100mL三角フラスコに14.6g分取し、NMPを12.7g、およびBCSを11.7g加え、マグネチックスターラーで2時間撹拌して、液晶配向剤(A-4)を得た。
撹拌装置及び窒素導入管付きの100mLの四つ口フラスコに、DA-1を1.74g(6.5mmol)、DA-11を1.86g(6.5mmol)量り取り、NMPを30.5g加え、窒素を送りながら撹拌して溶解させた。このジアミン溶液を水冷下で撹拌しながら、CA-1を2.35g(12.0mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを13.1g加え、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌してポリアミック酸の溶液を得た。このポリアミック酸の溶液の温度25℃における粘度は294mPa・sであった。
このポリアミック酸の溶液を撹拌子の入った100mL三角フラスコに14.6g分取し、NMPを12.6g、およびBCSを11.7g加え、マグネチックスターラーで2時間撹拌して、液晶配向剤(A-5)を得た。
撹拌装置及び窒素導入管付きの100mLの四つ口フラスコに、DA-1を1.74g(6.5mmol)、DA-12を1.95g(6.5mmol)量り取り、NMPを31.0g加え、窒素を送りながら撹拌して溶解させた。このジアミン溶液を水冷下で撹拌しながら、CA-1を2.37g(12.1mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを13.3g加え、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌してポリアミック酸の溶液を得た。このポリアミック酸の溶液の温度25℃における粘度は304mPa・sであった。
このポリアミック酸の溶液を撹拌子の入った100mL三角フラスコに14.6g分取し、NMPを12.6g、およびBCSを11.7g加え、マグネチックスターラーで2時間撹拌して、液晶配向剤(A-6)を得た。
撹拌装置及び窒素導入管付きの100mLの四つ口フラスコに、DA-1を1.61g(6.0mmol)、DA-13を1.89g(6.0mmol)量り取り、NMPを29.1g加え、窒素を送りながら撹拌して溶解させた。このジアミン溶液を水冷下で撹拌しながら、CA-1を2.18g(11.1mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを12.5g加え、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌してポリアミック酸の溶液を得た。このポリアミック酸の溶液の温度25℃における粘度は305mPa・sであった。
このポリアミック酸の溶液を撹拌子の入った100mL三角フラスコに15.0g分取し、NMPを13.0g、およびBCSを12.0g加え、マグネチックスターラーで2時間撹拌して、液晶配向剤(A-7)を得た。
撹拌装置及び窒素導入管付きの100mLの四つ口フラスコに、DA-2を1.78g(7.0mmol)、DA-8を1.71g(7.0mmol)量り取り、NMPを31.0g加え、窒素を送りながら撹拌して溶解させた。このジアミン溶液を水冷下で撹拌しながら、CA-1を2.55g(13.0mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを13.3g加え、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌してポリアミック酸の溶液を得た。このポリアミック酸の溶液の温度25℃における粘度は334mPa・sであった。
このポリアミック酸の溶液を撹拌子の入った100mL三角フラスコに14.9g分取し、NMPを13.0g、およびBCSを12.0g加え、マグネチックスターラーで2時間撹拌して、液晶配向剤(A-8)を得た。
撹拌装置及び窒素導入管付きの100mLの四つ口フラスコに、DA-3を1.88g(7.0mmol)、DA-8を1.71g(7.0mmol)量り取り、NMPを31.5g加え、窒素を送りながら撹拌して溶解させた。このジアミン溶液を水冷下で撹拌しながら、CA-1を2.55g(13.0mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを13.5g加え、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌してポリアミック酸の溶液を得た。このポリアミック酸の溶液の温度25℃における粘度は315mPa・sであった。
このポリアミック酸の溶液を撹拌子の入った100mL三角フラスコに14.6g分取し、NMPを12.6g、およびBCSを11.7g加え、マグネチックスターラーで2時間撹拌して、液晶配向剤(A-9)を得た。
撹拌装置及び窒素導入管付きの100mLの四つ口フラスコに、DA-1を1.74g(6.5mmol)、DA-8を1.59g(6.5mmol)量り取り、NMPを29.6g加え、窒素を送りながら撹拌して溶解させた。このジアミン溶液を水冷下で撹拌しながら、CA-1を1.86g(9.5mmol)添加し、窒素雰囲気下23℃で30分間撹拌した。その後CA-2を0.57g(2.6mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを12.7g加え、窒素雰囲気下50℃で15時間撹拌してポリアミック酸の溶液を得た。このポリアミック酸の溶液の温度25℃における粘度は308mPa・sであった。
このポリアミック酸の溶液を撹拌子の入った100mL三角フラスコに14.6g分取し、NMPを12.6g、およびBCSを11.7g加え、マグネチックスターラーで2時間撹拌して、液晶配向剤(A-10)を得た。
撹拌装置及び窒素導入管付きの100mLの四つ口フラスコに、DA-4を0.80g(3.5mmol)、DA-8を2.57g(10.5mmol)量り取り、NMPを30.4g加え、窒素を送りながら撹拌して溶解させた。このジアミン溶液を水冷下で撹拌しながら、CA-1を2.55g(13.0mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを13.0g加え、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌してポリアミック酸の溶液を得た。このポリアミック酸の溶液の温度25℃における粘度は324mPa・sであった。
このポリアミック酸の溶液を撹拌子の入った100mL三角フラスコに14.9g分取し、NMPを13.0g、およびBCSを12.0g加え、マグネチックスターラーで2時間撹拌して、液晶配向剤(A-11)を得た。
撹拌装置及び窒素導入管付きの100mLの四つ口フラスコに、DA-5を1.13g(3.3mmol)、DA-8を2.38g(9.8mmol)量り取り、NMPを30.2g加え、窒素を送りながら撹拌して溶解させた。このジアミン溶液を水冷下で撹拌しながら、CA-1を2.37g(12.1mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを12.9g加え、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌してポリアミック酸の溶液を得た。このポリアミック酸の溶液の温度25℃における粘度は298mPa・sであった。
このポリアミック酸の溶液を撹拌子の入った100mL三角フラスコに14.6g分取し、NMPを12.6g、およびBCSを11.7g加え、マグネチックスターラーで2時間撹拌して、液晶配向剤(A-12)を得た。
撹拌装置及び窒素導入管付きの100mLの四つ口フラスコに、DA-6を0.74g(3.5mmol)、DA-8を2.57g(10.5mmol)量り取り、NMPを30.1g加え、窒素を送りながら撹拌して溶解させた。このジアミン溶液を水冷下で撹拌しながら、CA-1を2.55g(13.0mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを12.9g加え、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌してポリアミック酸の溶液を得た。このポリアミック酸の溶液の温度25℃における粘度は337mPa・sであった。
このポリアミック酸の溶液を撹拌子の入った100mL三角フラスコに14.6g分取し、NMPを12.6g、およびBCSを11.7g加え、マグネチックスターラーで2時間撹拌して、液晶配向剤(A-13)を得た。
撹拌装置及び窒素導入管付きの100mLの四つ口フラスコに、DA-1を3.49g(13.0mmol)量り取り、NMPを29.9g加え、窒素を送りながら撹拌して溶解させた。このジアミン溶液を水冷下で撹拌しながら、CA-1を2.33g(11.9mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを12.8g加え、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌してポリアミック酸の溶液を得た。このポリアミック酸の溶液の温度25℃における粘度は357mPa・sであった。
このポリアミック酸の溶液を撹拌子の入った100mL三角フラスコに14.9g分取し、NMPを13.0g、およびBCSを12.0g加え、マグネチックスターラーで2時間撹拌して、液晶配向剤(B-1)を得た。
撹拌装置及び窒素導入管付きの100mLの四つ口フラスコに、DA-1を1.88g(7.0mmol)、DA-14を1.40g(7.0mmol)量り取り、NMPを30.1g加え、窒素を送りながら撹拌して溶解させた。このジアミン溶液を水冷下で撹拌しながら、CA-1を2.58g(13.2mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを12.9g加え、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌してポリアミック酸の溶液を得た。このポリアミック酸の溶液の温度25℃における粘度は288mPa・sであった。
このポリアミック酸の溶液を撹拌子の入った100mL三角フラスコに14.6g分取し、NMPを12.6g、およびBCSを11.7g加え、マグネチックスターラーで2時間撹拌して、液晶配向剤(B-2)を得た。
撹拌装置及び窒素導入管付きの100mLの四つ口フラスコに、DA-1を1.88g(7.0mmol)、DA-15を1.39g(7.0mmol)量り取り、NMPを30.0g加え、窒素を送りながら撹拌して溶解させた。このジアミン溶液を水冷下で撹拌しながら、CA-1を2.59g(13.2mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを12.9g加え、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌してポリアミック酸の溶液を得た。このポリアミック酸の溶液の温度25℃における粘度は279mPa・sであった。
このポリアミック酸の溶液を撹拌子の入った100mL三角フラスコに14.6g分取し、NMPを12.6g、およびBCSを11.7g加え、マグネチックスターラーで2時間撹拌して、液晶配向剤(B-3)を得た。
撹拌装置及び窒素導入管付きの100mLの四つ口フラスコに、DA-4を3.20g(14.0mmol)量り取り、NMPを29.4g加え、窒素を送りながら撹拌して溶解させた。このジアミン溶液を水冷下で撹拌しながら、CA-1を2.53g(12.9mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを12.6g加え、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌してポリアミック酸の溶液を得た。このポリアミック酸の溶液の温度25℃における粘度は364mPa・sであった。
このポリアミック酸の溶液を撹拌子の入った100mL三角フラスコに14.6g分取し、NMPを12.6g、およびBCSを11.7g加え、マグネチックスターラーで2時間撹拌して、液晶配向剤(B-4)を得た。
以下に、液晶配向性を評価するための液晶セルの作製方法を示す。
FFS方式の液晶表示素子の構成を備えた液晶セルを作製した。初めに、電極付きの基板を準備した。基板は、30mm×35mmの大きさで、厚さが0.7mmのガラス基板である。基板上には第1層目として対向電極を構成する、IZO電極を全面に形成した。第1層目の対向電極の上には、第2層目として、CVD法により成膜したSiN(窒化珪素)膜を形成した。第2層目のSiN膜の膜厚は500nmであり、層間絶縁膜として機能する。第2層目のSiN膜の上には、第3層目として、IZO膜をパターニングして形成した櫛歯状の画素電極を配置し、第1画素及び第2画素の2つの画素を形成した。各画素のサイズは、縦10mm、横約5mmである。このとき、第1層目の対向電極と第3層目の画素電極とは、第2層目のSiN膜の作用により、電気的に絶縁されている。
第3層目の画素電極は、特開2014-77845(日本国公開特許公報)に記載の図と同様、中央部分が屈曲したくの字形状の電極要素を複数配列して構成された櫛歯状の形状を有する。各電極要素の短手方向の幅は3μmであり、電極要素間の間隔は6μmである。各画素を形成する画素電極を、中央部分の屈曲した、くの字形状の電極要素を複数配列して構成したため、各画素の形状は長方形状ではなく、電極要素と同様に中央部分で屈曲する、太字の、くの字に似た形状を備える。そして、各画素は、その中央の屈曲部分を境にして上下に分割され、屈曲部分の上側の第1領域と下側の第2領域を有する。
各画素の第1領域と第2領域とを比較すると、それらを構成する画素電極の電極要素の形成方向が異なるものとなっている。すなわち、後述する偏光紫外線の偏光面を基板に投影した線分の方向を基準とした場合、画素の第1領域では、画素電極の電極要素が+10°の角度(時計回り)をなすように形成し、画素の第2領域では、画素電極の電極要素が-10°の角度(時計回り)をなすように形成した。すなわち、各画素の第1領域と第2領域とでは、画素電極と対向電極との間の電圧印加によって誘起される液晶の、基板面内での回転動作(インプレーン・スイッチング)の方向が、互いに逆方向となるように構成した。
この液晶セルを用い、70℃の恒温環境下、周波数30Hzで16VPPの交流電圧を168時間印加した。その後、液晶セルの画素電極と対向電極との間を短絡させた状態にし、そのまま23℃で一晩放置した。
放置の後、液晶セルを偏光軸が直交するように配置された2枚の偏光板の間に設置し、電圧無印加の状態でバックライトを点灯させておき、透過光の輝度が最も小さくなるように液晶セルの配置角度を調整した。そして、第1画素の第2領域が最も暗くなる角度から第1領域が最も暗くなる角度まで液晶セルを回転させたときの回転角度を角度Δとして算出した。第2画素でも同様に、第2領域と第1領域とを比較し、同様の角度Δを算出した。そして、第1画素と第2画素の角度Δ値の平均値を液晶セルの角度Δとして算出した。この液晶セルの角度Δの値が1.5°未満の場合には「良好」、角度Δの値が1.5°以上の場合には「不良」と定義し評価した。
ITO電極付きガラス基板を用い、シール剤の印刷前に、片方の基板上の液晶配向膜面に4μmのビーズスペーサーを散布したこと以外は、上記液晶配向性評価用液晶セルの作製と同じ手順で、電圧保持率測定用の液晶セルを作製した。
この液晶セルを用いて、電圧保持率の評価を行った。具体的には、上記の手法で得られた液晶セルに、70℃の温度下で2VPPの交流電圧を60μ秒間印加し、167m秒後の電圧を測定し、電圧がどのくらい保持できているかを電圧保持率(VHRともいう)として計算した。なお、測定は、電圧保持率測定装置(VHR-1、東陽テクニカ社製)を使用し、Voltage:±1V、Pulse Width:60μs、Flame Period:167msの設定で行った。この液晶セルの電圧保持率の値が80%以上の場合には「良好」、電圧保持率の値が80%未満の場合には「不良」と定義し評価した。
合成例1で得られた液晶配向剤(A-1)を用いて、上記記載のように2種類の液晶セルを作製した。偏光紫外線の照射は、高圧水銀灯を用いて、波長選択フィルター:240LCF、および254nmタイプの偏光板を介して行った。偏光紫外線の照射量は、ウシオ電機(株)製照度計UVD-S254SBを用いて光量を測定し、波長254nmで200~1500mJ/cm2の範囲でそれぞれ変更して実施することにより、偏光紫外線照射量が異なる3個以上の液晶セルを作製した。
これらの液晶セルについて、液晶配向性を評価した結果、角度Δが最良だった偏光紫外線照射量は900mJ/cm2であり、角度Δは1.06°であり良好であった。
また、同じ偏光紫外線照射量で作製した液晶セルについて電圧保持率を評価した結果、電圧保持率は85.3%であり良好であった。
合成例2~12で得られた液晶配向剤を用いた以外は、実施例1と同様の方法で、液晶配向性、および電圧保持率を評価した。
合成例13で得られた液晶配向剤(A-13)を用いたこと、および偏光紫外線の照射を、メタルハライドランプを用いて、波長選択フィルター:i-wide BPF、および313~365nmタイプの偏光板を介して行い、偏光紫外線の照射量を波長365nmで1000~4000mJ/cm2の範囲でそれぞれ変更して実施したこと以外は、実施例1と同様の方法で、液晶配向性、および電圧保持率を評価した。
比較合成例1~4で得られた液晶配向剤を用いた以外は、実施例1と同様の方法で、液晶配向性、および電圧保持率を評価した。
このように本発明の方法によって製造された液晶表示素子は、非常に優れた残像特性を示すことが確認された。
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- 前記重合体が、前記ジアミン成分とテトラカルボン酸二無水物との重合物であるポリイミド前駆体及びそのイミド化物であるポイミドからなる群から選ばれる少なくとも1種の重合体である請求項1に記載の液晶配向剤。
- 前記式(5)及び式(6)で表される構造単位を有する重合体が、液晶配向剤に含有される全重合体に対して10モル%以上含有される請求項3又は4に記載の液晶配向剤。
- 上記有機溶媒中に、4-ヒドロキシ-4-メチル-2-ペンタノン及びジエチレングリコールジエチルエーテルからなる群から選ばれる少なくとも1種を含有する、請求項3~5のいずれか一項に記載の液晶配向剤。
- [I]請求項1~6のいずれか一項に記載の組成物を、横電界駆動用の導電膜を有する基板上に塗布して塗膜を形成する工程;
[II] [I]で得られた塗膜に偏光した紫外線を照射する工程;及び
[III] [II]で得られた塗膜を加熱する工程;
を有することによって配向制御能が付与された横電界駆動型液晶表示素子用液晶配向膜を得る、前記液晶配向膜を有する基板の製造方法。 - 請求項1~7のいずれか一項に記載の方法により製造された横電界駆動型液晶表示素子用液晶配向膜を有する基板。
- 請求項8記載の基板を有する横電界駆動型液晶表示素子。
- 請求項8記載の基板(第1の基板)を準備する工程;
[I’] 第2の基板上に請求項1~6のいずれか一項に記載の組成物を、塗布して塗膜を形成する工程;
[II’] [I’]で得られた塗膜に偏光した紫外線を照射する工程;及び
[III’] [II’]で得られた塗膜を加熱する工程;
を有することによって配向制御能が付与された液晶配向膜を得る、前記液晶配向膜を有する第2の基板を得る工程;及び
[IV] 液晶を介して前記第1及び第2の基板の液晶配向膜が相対するように、前記第1及び第2の基板を対向配置して液晶表示素子を得る工程;
を有することにより、横電界駆動型液晶表示素子を得る、該液晶表示素子の製造方法。 - 請求項10記載の方法により製造された横電界駆動型液晶表示素子。
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