WO2018155674A1 - 液晶配向剤、液晶配向膜及び液晶表示素子 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a novel liquid crystal aligning agent, a liquid crystal aligning film, and a liquid crystal display element using the same.
- Liquid crystal display elements are widely used as display units for personal computers, mobile phones, smartphones, televisions and the like.
- the liquid crystal display element includes, for example, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between an element substrate and a color filter substrate, a pixel electrode and a common electrode that apply an electric field to the liquid crystal layer, an alignment film that controls the alignment of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer, A thin film transistor (TFT) for switching an electric signal supplied to the pixel electrode is provided.
- TFT thin film transistor
- As a driving method of liquid crystal molecules a vertical electric field method such as a TN method and a VA method, and a horizontal electric field method such as an IPS method and an FFS method are known.
- the horizontal electric field method in which an electrode is formed only on one side of the substrate and an electric field is applied in a direction parallel to the substrate is wider than the vertical electric field method in which voltage is applied to the electrodes formed on the upper and lower substrates to drive the liquid crystal. It is known as a liquid crystal display element having viewing angle characteristics and capable of high-quality display.
- the horizontal electric field type liquid crystal cell is excellent in viewing angle characteristics, since there are few electrode portions formed in the substrate, if the voltage holding ratio is low, a sufficient voltage is not applied to the liquid crystal and the display contrast is lowered. Further, if the stability of the liquid crystal alignment is small, the liquid crystal does not return to the initial state when the liquid crystal is driven for a long time, which causes a decrease in contrast and an afterimage. Therefore, the stability of the liquid crystal alignment is important. Furthermore, static electricity is likely to be accumulated in the liquid crystal cell, and charges are accumulated in the liquid crystal cell even when a positive / negative asymmetric voltage generated by driving is applied, and these accumulated charges affect the display as a disorder of liquid crystal alignment or an afterimage. The display quality of the liquid crystal element is significantly reduced. In addition, charges are accumulated by irradiating the liquid crystal cell with backlight light immediately after driving, and afterimages are generated even during short-time driving, and the size of flicker (flicker) changes during driving. It will occur.
- Patent Document 1 contains a specific diamine and an aliphatic tetracarboxylic acid derivative as a liquid crystal aligning agent that has excellent voltage holding ratio and reduced charge accumulation when used in such a horizontal electric field type liquid crystal display element.
- a liquid crystal aligning agent is disclosed.
- an alignment film having a low volume resistivity as in Patent Document 2 or a volume resistivity as in Patent Document 3 also varies depending on a backlight of a liquid crystal display element.
- a method of using an alignment film that is difficult to perform has been proposed.
- the characteristics required for the liquid crystal alignment film are becoming stricter, and it is difficult to sufficiently satisfy all the required characteristics with these conventional techniques.
- the present invention provides a liquid crystal aligning agent, a liquid crystal aligning film, and a liquid crystal display element that are capable of obtaining a liquid crystal aligning film that has excellent voltage holding ratio, quick relaxation of accumulated charges, and good stability of liquid crystal alignment. Let it be an issue.
- the present inventors have found that various properties can be improved simultaneously by introducing a specific structure into the polymer contained in the liquid crystal aligning agent. Completed the invention.
- the present invention is based on this finding and has the following gist.
- Coalescence (A) At least one polymer selected from a polyamic acid obtained by using a tetracarboxylic dianhydride component and a diamine component containing a diamine represented by the following formula (2) and an imidized polymer of the polyamic acid (B And a liquid crystal aligning agent.
- Y 1 is a divalent organic group having at least one structure selected from the group consisting of an amino group, an imino group, and a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring
- B 1 and B 2 are each independently A hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl group, alkenyl group, or alkynyl group.
- Y 1 in the formula (2) is at least one selected from structures of the following formulas (YD-1) to (YD-5).
- a 1 is a nitrogen atom-containing heterocycle having 3 to 15 carbon atoms
- Z 1 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent.
- W 1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms
- a 2 is a monovalent organic group having 3 to 15 carbon atoms having a nitrogen atom-containing heterocyclic ring, or A disubstituted amino group substituted with an aliphatic group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, wherein W 2 is a divalent amino group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms and having 1 to 2 benzene rings
- W 3 is an alkylene group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, biphenylene, or a divalent organic group having 12 to 18 carbon atoms including a nitrogen atom-containing heterocyclic ring
- Z 2 is a hydrogen atom, 1 to 5 carbon atoms Or a benzene ring
- a 3 is a nitrogen atom-containing heterocycle having 3 to 15 carbon atoms
- a 4 is a nitrogen atom-containing heterocycle having 3 to 15 carbon atoms
- W 5 is a carbon atom having 2 to 5 carbon atoms. Alkylene.
- a 1 , A 2 , A 3 , and A 4 described in the formulas (YD-1), (YD-2), (YD-4), and (YD-5) are pyrrolidine, pyrrole, imidazole
- Y 1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of divalent organic groups having the structures of the following formulas (YD-6) to (YD-22). Liquid crystal aligning agent in any one of ⁇ 3>.
- h is an integer of 1 to 3
- j is an integer of 0 to 3
- Y 1 in formula (2) is composed of a divalent organic group having the structure of the above formulas (YD-14), (YD-18), (YD-21) and (YD-22)
- ⁇ 6> A liquid crystal alignment film obtained by applying and baking the liquid crystal alignment agent according to any one of ⁇ 1> to ⁇ 5>.
- a liquid crystal display device comprising the liquid crystal alignment film of ⁇ 6>.
- liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention By using the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention, a liquid crystal aligning film having excellent voltage holding ratio, quickening of accumulated charge, good liquid crystal alignment stability, and a liquid crystal display element having excellent display characteristics are provided. Although it is not clear why the above-mentioned problems can be solved by the present invention, it is generally considered as follows.
- the above structure (2) of the polymer contained in the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention has a conjugated structure. Thereby, for example, in the liquid crystal alignment film, the movement of charges can be promoted, and the relaxation of accumulated charges can be promoted.
- the liquid crystal aligning agent of this invention is a composition used for forming a liquid crystal aligning film, the specific polymer (A) obtained from the diamine represented by the said Formula (1), and the structure of said Formula (2) And a liquid crystal aligning agent containing a specific polymer (B) obtained from a diamine having a diol. That is, in other words, the present invention relates to a liquid crystal alignment polymer composition containing the characteristic polymer (A) and the specific polymer (B).
- the content of the specific polymer (A) and the specific polymer (B) is 5 to 90% by weight of the specific polymer (A) with respect to the total amount of the specific polymer (A) and the specific polymer (B). More preferably, it is 10 to 50% by weight. That is, the specific polymer (B) is 95 to 10% by weight, more preferably 90 to 50% by weight, based on the total amount of the specific polymer (A) and the specific polymer (B). If the specific polymer (A) is too small, the stability of the liquid crystal alignment is deteriorated, and if the specific polymer (B) is too small, the relaxation property of the accumulated charge is deteriorated.
- the specific polymer (A) and the specific polymer (B) contained in the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention may each be one type or two or more types.
- the polymer of this invention is a polymer obtained from the diamine component containing the diamine represented by the said Formula (1), and the acid dianhydride component containing tetracarboxylic dianhydride.
- Specific examples include polyamic acid, polyamic acid ester, polyimide, polyurea, polyamide and the like.
- a polyimide precursor containing a structural unit represented by the following formula (3) From the viewpoint of use as a liquid crystal aligning agent, a polyimide precursor containing a structural unit represented by the following formula (3), And at least one selected from polyimides which are imidized products thereof.
- a polyimide precursor is more preferable in that the polymer is reoriented more highly because there are many free rotation sites in the polymer.
- X 1 is a tetravalent organic group derived from a tetracarboxylic acid derivative
- Y 11 is a divalent organic group derived from the diamine of formula (1)
- 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, more preferably a hydrogen atom, from the viewpoint of ease of imidization by heating.
- the liquid crystal aligning agent of this invention is selected from the polyamic acid obtained using the tetracarboxylic dianhydride component and the diamine component containing the diamine represented by following formula (1), and the imidized polymer of this polyamic acid.
- X is - (CH 2) n-a represents, n represents - (CH 2) - is 8 or a natural number of 9 indicating the number of, any - (CH 2) - are each independently a, -O -, - S -, - COO -, - OCO -, - CONH- and a group selected from -NHCO-, may be replaced by the conditions in which these groups are not adjacent, R 1 and R 2 is each independently a monovalent organic group, and p1 and p2 are each independently an integer of 0 to 4.)
- Examples of the monovalent organic group herein 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.
- a monovalent organic group a methyl group is preferable.
- the total number of carbon atoms, oxygen atoms, sulfur atoms, and nitrogen atoms involved in the main chain length among the number of X atoms is an even number, the resulting linearity of the polymer is increased.
- the heating step after rubbing or irradiation with polarized ultraviolet rays it is preferable because a liquid crystal alignment film imparted with high alignment control ability can be obtained by reorienting in a higher order.
- the total number of carbon atoms, oxygen atoms, sulfur atoms and nitrogen atoms involved in the length of the main chain is 1 per methylene of the main chain and 1 per ether bond. This is the total when the number per sulfide bond is 1, the number per ester bond is 2, and the number per amide bond is 2.
- Arbitrary — (CH 2 ) — in X is any one of —O—, —S—, —COO—, and —OCO— in that the one having a weaker hydrogen bonding force reorients in a higher order. Replacement is preferred, and —O— is particularly preferred.
- p1 and p2 are preferably 0 in that the phenyl groups are easy to overlap with each other because of less steric hindrance, and reorientate in a higher order.
- n 8 or more
- the alignment regulating power is high.
- the polymer (A) has a high migration property to the upper layer, that is, the interface that is not on the substrate side, and therefore contributes to the improvement of the orientation.
- n 10 or more
- the orientation regulating force of the polymer (A) itself is greatly reduced. Therefore, the effect of the present invention cannot be obtained unless n is 8 or 9.
- the resulting polymer has high linearity, and as a result, reorients in a higher order in the heating step after polarized light irradiation.
- a liquid crystal alignment film having a high alignment control ability can be obtained.
- 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.
- (A-1) and (A-2) are preferred from the viewpoints of photoreactivity, liquid crystal orientation, and voltage holding ratio.
- the polyimide precursor containing the structural unit represented by the formula (3) is at least selected from the structural unit represented by the following formula (4) and a polyimide that is an imidized product thereof, as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.
- One kind may be included.
- X 2 is a tetravalent organic group derived from a tetracarboxylic acid derivative
- Y 12 is a divalent organic group derived from a diamine
- R 12 is R in the formula (3).
- 11 and R 22 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 ⁇ 22 > is a hydrogen atom.
- Examples of X 2 include the structures of formulas (X-1) to (X-46) described in paragraphs 13 to 14 of International Publication No. 2015/119168, and the above (A-1). The structures of (A-21) are listed.
- Y 12 is a divalent organic group derived from diamine, and its structure is not particularly limited. Y 12 depends on the degree of 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.
- R 32 is a single bond or a divalent organic group, and a single bond is preferable.
- R 33 is a structure represented by — (CH 2 ) n —. n is an integer of 2 to 10, preferably 3 to 7. Arbitrary —CH 2 — may be replaced with an ether, ester, amide, urea, or carbamate bond under the condition that they are not adjacent to each other.
- R 34 is a single bond or a divalent organic group. Any hydrogen atom on the benzene ring may be replaced by a monovalent organic group, and a fluorine atom or a methyl group is preferred.
- the structural unit represented by Formula (3) is represented by Formula (3) and Formula It is preferably 30 mol% to 100 mol%, more preferably 50 mol% to 100 mol%, particularly preferably 70 mol% to 100 mol%, based on the total of (4).
- component used for the liquid crystal aligning agent of this invention is a polyamic acid obtained using the tetracarboxylic dianhydride component and the diamine component containing the diamine represented by the said Formula (2), and the imide of this polyamic acid It is at least one kind of polymer selected from chemical polymers.
- tetracarboxylic dianhydride component As tetracarboxylic dianhydride used for manufacture of the (B) component of this invention, the tetracarboxylic dianhydride represented by following formula (6) is mentioned.
- X 3 includes a structure selected from the above-mentioned (A-1) to (A-21) described for the component (A).
- the tetracarboxylic dianhydride component to be used may be one type, or two or more types.
- the diamine component used for the production of the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention contains the diamine of the above formula (2).
- Y 1 is a divalent organic group having at least one structure selected from the group consisting of an amino group, an imino group, and a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring
- B 1 and B 2 are each independently A hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl group, alkenyl group, or alkynyl group.
- alkyl group examples include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, a butyl group, a t-butyl group, a hexyl group, an octyl group, a decyl group, a cyclopentyl group, and a cyclohexyl group.
- alkenyl group examples include those obtained by replacing one or more CH—CH structures present in the above alkyl group with C ⁇ C structures, and more specifically, vinyl groups, allyl groups, 1-propenyl groups.
- Alkynyl groups include those in which one or more CH 2 —CH 2 structures present in the alkyl group are replaced with C ⁇ C structures, and more specifically, ethynyl groups, 1-propynyl groups, 2 -Propynyl group and the like.
- the above alkyl group, alkenyl group, and alkynyl group may have a substituent as long as it has 1 to 10 carbon atoms as a whole, and may further form a ring structure by the substituent.
- forming a ring structure with a substituent means that the substituents or a substituent and a part of the mother skeleton are bonded to form a ring structure.
- substituents are halogen groups, hydroxyl groups, thiol groups, nitro groups, aryl groups, organooxy groups, organothio groups, organosilyl groups, acyl groups, ester groups, thioester groups, phosphate ester groups, amide groups, alkyls.
- halogen group examples include a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, and an iodine atom.
- a phenyl group is mentioned as an aryl group which is a substituent. This aryl group may be further substituted with the other substituent described above.
- the organooxy group that is a substituent can have a structure represented by OR.
- the R may be the same or different, and examples thereof include the alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, and aryl group described above. These Rs may be further substituted with the substituent described above. Specific examples of the alkyloxy group include methoxy group, ethoxy group, propyloxy group, butoxy group, pentyloxy group, hexyloxy group, heptyloxy group, octyloxy group and the like.
- organothio group which is a substituent
- R examples include the aforementioned alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aryl group, and the like. These Rs may be further substituted with the substituent described above.
- Specific examples of the alkylthio group include a methylthio group, an ethylthio group, a propylthio group, a butylthio group, a pentylthio group, a hexylthio group, a heptylthio group, and an octylthio group.
- the organosilyl group as a substituent can have a structure represented by —Si— (R) 3 .
- the R may be the same or different, and examples thereof include the alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, and aryl group described above. These Rs may be further substituted with the substituent described above.
- alkylsilyl group examples include a trimethylsilyl group, a triethylsilyl group, a tripropylsilyl group, a tributylsilyl group, a tripentylsilyl group, a trihexylsilyl group, a pentyldimethylsilyl group, and a hexyldimethylsilyl group.
- the acyl group as a substituent can have a structure represented by —C (O) —R.
- R include the above-described alkyl group, alkenyl group, and aryl group. These Rs may be further substituted with the substituent described above.
- Specific examples of the acyl group include formyl group, acetyl group, propionyl group, butyryl group, isobutyryl group, valeryl group, isovaleryl group, benzoyl group and the like.
- ester group which is a substituent a structure represented by —C (O) O—R or —OC (O) —R can be shown.
- R include the aforementioned alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aryl group, and the like. These Rs may be further substituted with the substituent described above.
- thioester group which is a substituent
- a structure represented by —C (S) OR— or —OC (S) —R can be shown.
- R include the aforementioned alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aryl group, and the like. These Rs may be further substituted with the substituent described above.
- the phosphate group which is a substituent can have a structure represented by —OP (O) — (OR) 2 .
- the R may be the same or different, and examples thereof include the alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, and aryl group described above. These Rs may be further substituted with the substituent described above.
- Examples of the substituent amide group include —C (O) NH 2 , —C (O) NHR, —NHC (O) R, —C (O) N (R) 2 , —NRC (O) R.
- the structure represented by can be shown.
- the R may be the same or different, and examples thereof include the alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, and aryl group described above. These Rs may be further substituted with the substituent described above.
- Examples of the aryl group as a substituent include the same aryl groups as described above. This aryl group may be further substituted with the other substituent described above.
- Examples of the alkyl group as a substituent include the same alkyl groups as described above. This alkyl group may be further substituted with the other substituent described above.
- Examples of the alkenyl group as a substituent include the same alkenyl groups as described above. This alkenyl group may be further substituted with the other substituent described above.
- Examples of the alkynyl group that is a substituent include the same alkynyl groups as described above. This alkynyl group may be further substituted with the other substituent described above.
- B 1 and B 2 a hydrogen atom or a carbon atom that may have a substituent is 1
- An alkyl group of 1 to 5 is more preferable, and a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group is particularly preferable.
- the structure of Y 1 in the formula (2) is not particularly limited as long as it has at least one structure selected from the group consisting of an amino group, an imino group, and a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring. Absent. If specific examples are given, at least one kind selected from the group consisting of an amino group represented by the following formulas (YD-1) to (YD-5), an imino group, and a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring may be used. Examples thereof include a divalent organic group having a structure.
- a 1 is a nitrogen atom-containing heterocyclic ring having 3 to 15 carbon atoms
- Z 1 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent. is there.
- W 1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms
- a 2 is a monovalent organic group having 3 to 15 carbon atoms having a nitrogen atom-containing heterocyclic ring, or 1 carbon atom To a di-substituted amino group substituted with an aliphatic group of 1 to 6.
- W 2 is a divalent organic group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms and having 1 to 2 benzene rings
- W 3 is alkylene or biphenylene having 2 to 5 carbon atoms or a nitrogen atom
- Z 2 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or a benzene ring
- a is an integer of 0 to 1.
- a 3 is a nitrogen atom-containing heterocycle having 3 to 15 carbon atoms.
- a 4 is a nitrogen atom-containing heterocycle having 3 to 15 carbon atoms, and W 5 is an alkylene having 2 to 5 carbon atoms.
- carbazole can be mentioned, piperazine, piperidine, indole, benzimidazole, imidazole, carbazole, pyrrole. And pyridine are more preferred.
- Y 2 in the formula (2) include divalent organic groups having nitrogen atoms represented by the following formulas (YD-6) to (YD-43).
- the accumulated charge can be relaxed faster, so that the equations (YD-14), (YD-18), (YD-19), (YD-20), (YD-21), (YD-23) ) To (YD-30) and (YD-40) to (YD-43) are more preferred, (YD-14), (YD-18), (YD-23), (YD-25) and (YD- 40) to (YD-43) are particularly preferred.
- h is an integer of 1 to 3
- j is an integer of 0 to 3.
- j is an integer from 0 to 3.
- j is an integer from 0 to 3.
- the ratio of the diamine represented by the formula (2) in the polyamic acid and the imidized polymer of the polyamic acid of the present invention is preferably 10 to 100 mol%, more preferably 30%, based on 1 mol of the total diamine. To 100 mol%, more preferably 50 to 100 mol%.
- the diamine represented by the formula (2) in the polyamic acid and the imidized polymer of the polyamic acid as the component (B) of the present invention may be used singly or in combination.
- the diamine represented by the formula (2) is preferably used in the above preferred amount as a total.
- the polyamic acid and the imidized polymer of polyamic acid which are the component (B) contained in the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention are represented by the following formula (7) in addition to the diamine represented by the above formula (2).
- Diamine may be used.
- Y 2 in the following formula (7) is a divalent organic group, and the structure thereof is not particularly limited, and two or more kinds may be mixed. If specific examples are shown, the following (Y-1) to (Y-75) can be mentioned.
- the proportion of the diamine represented by the formula (7) is preferably 0 to 90 mol%, more preferably 0 to 50 mol%, still more preferably 0 to 20 mol% with respect to 1 mol of the total diamine. .
- the polyamic acid ester which is a polyimide precursor used in the present invention can be synthesized by the method (1), (2) or (3) shown below.
- the polyamic acid ester can be synthesized by esterifying a polyamic acid obtained from tetracarboxylic dianhydride and diamine. Specifically, the polyamic acid and the esterifying agent are reacted in the presence of an organic solvent at ⁇ 20 ° C. to 150 ° C., preferably 0 ° C. to 50 ° C., for 30 minutes to 24 hours, preferably 1 to 4 hours. Can be synthesized.
- the esterifying agent is preferably one that can be easily removed by purification, and N, N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal, N, N-dimethylformamide diethyl acetal, N, N-dimethylformamide dipropyl acetal, N, N-dimethylformamide Dineopentyl butyl acetal, N, N-dimethylformamide di-t-butyl acetal, 1-methyl-3-p-tolyltriazene, 1-ethyl-3-p-tolyltriazene, 1-propyl-3-p -Tolyltriazene, 4- (4,6-dimethoxy-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl) -4-methylmorpholinium chloride and the like.
- the addition amount of the esterifying agent is preferably 2 to 6 molar equivalents per 1 mol of the polyamic acid repeating unit.
- the solvent used in the above reaction is preferably N, N-dimethylformamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, or ⁇ -butyrolactone in view of polymer solubility. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Good.
- the concentration at the time of synthesis is preferably 1 to 30% by mass, and more preferably 5 to 20% by mass from the viewpoint that polymer precipitation is unlikely to occur and a high molecular weight product is easily obtained.
- tetracarboxylic acid diester dichloride and diamine in the presence of a base and an organic solvent at ⁇ 20 ° C. to 150 ° C., preferably 0 ° C. to 50 ° C., for 30 minutes to 24 hours, preferably 1 to 4 hours. It can be synthesized by reacting.
- pyridine triethylamine, 4-dimethylaminopyridine and the like can be used, but pyridine is preferable because the reaction proceeds gently.
- the addition amount of the base is preferably 2 to 4 times the molar amount of the tetracarboxylic acid diester dichloride from the viewpoint of easy removal and high molecular weight.
- the solvent used in the above reaction is preferably N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone or ⁇ -butyrolactone from the solubility of the monomer and polymer, and these may be used alone or in combination.
- the polymer concentration at the time of synthesis is preferably 1 to 30% by mass, and more preferably 5 to 20% by mass from the viewpoint that polymer precipitation is difficult to occur and a high molecular weight product is easily obtained.
- the solvent used for the synthesis of the polyamic acid ester is preferably dehydrated as much as possible, and it is preferable to prevent mixing of outside air in a nitrogen atmosphere.
- tetracarboxylic acid diester and diamine in the presence of a condensing agent, a base, and an organic solvent at 0 ° C. to 150 ° C., preferably 0 ° C. to 100 ° C., for 30 minutes to 24 hours, preferably 3 to 15 It can synthesize
- the condensing agent include triphenyl phosphite, dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, 1-
- the addition amount of the condensing agent is preferably 2 to 3 times the molar amount of the tetracarboxylic acid diester.
- tertiary amines such as pyridine and triethylamine can be used.
- the addition amount of the base is preferably 2 to 4 times mol with respect to the diamine component from the viewpoint of easy removal and high molecular weight.
- the reaction proceeds efficiently by adding Lewis acid as an additive.
- Lewis acid lithium halides such as lithium chloride and lithium bromide are preferable.
- the addition amount of the Lewis acid is preferably 0 to 1.0 times mol with respect to the diamine component.
- the synthesis method (1) or (2) is particularly preferable.
- the polyamic acid ester solution obtained as described above can be polymerized by pouring into a poor solvent while stirring well. Precipitation is performed several times, and after washing with a poor solvent, a purified polyamic acid ester powder can be obtained at room temperature or by heating and drying.
- a poor solvent is not specifically limited, Water, methanol, ethanol, hexane, butyl cellosolve, acetone, toluene etc. are mentioned.
- the organic solvent used in the above reaction is not particularly limited as long as the produced polyamic acid can be dissolved, but specific examples thereof include N, N-dimethylformamide, N, N-dimethylacetamide, Examples thereof include N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N-methylcaprolactam, dimethyl sulfoxide, tetramethyl urea, pyridine, dimethyl sulfone, hexamethyl sulfoxide, and ⁇ -butyrolactone. These may be used alone or in combination. Furthermore, even if the solvent does not dissolve the polyamic acid, it may be used by mixing with the above solvent as long as the produced polyamic acid does not precipitate. In addition, since water in the organic solvent inhibits the polymerization reaction and further causes hydrolysis of the generated polyamic acid, it is preferable to use a dehydrated and dried organic solvent as much as possible.
- a solution in which the diamine component is dispersed or dissolved in the organic solvent is stirred, and the tetracarboxylic dianhydride component is used as it is or in an organic solvent.
- a method of adding by dispersing or dissolving in a solvent a method of adding a diamine component to a solution in which a tetracarboxylic dianhydride component is dispersed or dissolved in an organic solvent, and a tetracarboxylic dianhydride component and a diamine component.
- the method of adding alternately etc. are mentioned, In this invention, any of these methods may be sufficient.
- the tetracarboxylic dianhydride component or the diamine component is composed of a plurality of types of compounds
- the plurality of types of components may be reacted in a mixed state in advance or may be reacted individually and sequentially.
- the temperature at which the tetracarboxylic dianhydride component and the diamine component are reacted in an organic solvent is usually 0 to 150 ° C., preferably 5 to 100 ° C., more preferably 10 to 80 ° C. When the temperature is higher, the polymerization reaction is completed earlier, but when it is too high, a high molecular weight polymer may not be obtained.
- the reaction can be carried out at any concentration, but if the concentration is too low, it is difficult to obtain a high molecular weight polymer, and if the concentration is too high, the viscosity of the reaction solution becomes too high and uniform stirring is difficult. Therefore, it is preferably 1 to 50% by weight, more preferably 5 to 30% by weight.
- the initial reaction may be carried out at a high concentration, and then an organic solvent may be added.
- the ratio of the tetracarboxylic dianhydride component and the diamine component used for the polyamic acid polymerization reaction is preferably 1: 0.8 to 1.2 in terms of molar ratio.
- the polyamic acid obtained by adding an excess of the diamine component may increase the coloration of the solution. If the coloration of the solution is a concern, the ratio may be 1: 0.8 to 1. Similar to the normal polycondensation reaction, the closer the molar ratio is to 1: 1, the higher the molecular weight of the polyamic acid obtained. If the molecular weight of the polyamic acid is too small, the strength of the coating film obtained therefrom may be insufficient.
- the polyamic acid used in the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention is preferably 0.1 to 2.0, more preferably 0.2 to 1.5 in terms of reduced viscosity (concentration 0.5 dl / g, 30 ° C. in NMP). is there.
- the solvent used for the polymerization of the polyamic acid is not desired to be contained in the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention, or if unreacted monomer components or impurities are present in the reaction solution, the precipitate is collected and purified.
- the polyamic acid solution is preferably added to a stirring poor solvent, and the precipitate is recovered.
- recovery of polyamic acid Methanol, acetone, hexane, butyl cellosolve, heptane, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, ethanol, toluene, benzene etc. can be illustrated.
- the polyamic acid precipitated by introducing it into a poor solvent can be recovered by filtration, washing and drying at room temperature or under reduced pressure at normal temperature or under reduced pressure.
- the polyamic acid can be purified.
- the polyimide used in the present invention can be produced by imidizing the polyamic acid ester or polyamic acid.
- chemical imidization in which a basic catalyst is added to a polyamic acid solution obtained by dissolving the polyamic acid ester solution or the polyamic acid ester resin powder in an organic solvent is simple.
- Chemical imidization is preferable because the imidization reaction proceeds at a relatively low temperature and the molecular weight of the polymer does not easily decrease during the imidization process.
- Chemical imidation can be performed by stirring a polymer to be imidized in an organic solvent in the presence of a basic catalyst and an acid anhydride.
- a basic catalyst include pyridine, triethylamine, trimethylamine, tributylamine, trioctylamine and the like. Of these, pyridine is preferable because it has an appropriate basicity for proceeding with the reaction.
- the acid anhydride include acetic anhydride, trimellitic anhydride, pyromellitic anhydride and the like. Among them, use of acetic anhydride is preferable because purification after completion of the reaction is facilitated.
- the temperature during the imidation reaction is ⁇ 20 ° C. to 140 ° C., preferably 0 ° C. to 100 ° C., and the reaction time can be 1 to 100 hours.
- the amount of the basic catalyst is 0.5 to 30 mol times, preferably 2 to 20 mol times the amic acid group, and the amount of the acid anhydride is 1 to 50 mol times, preferably 3 to 30 mol times the amic acid group. Is double.
- the imidation ratio of the resulting polymer can be controlled by adjusting the amount of catalyst, temperature, and reaction time.
- the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention is preferable.
- the polyimide solution obtained as described above can be polymerized by pouring into a poor solvent while stirring well. Precipitation is performed several times, and after washing with a poor solvent, a purified polyamic acid ester powder can be obtained at room temperature or by heating and drying.
- the poor solvent is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include methanol, acetone, hexane, butyl cellosolve, heptane, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, ethanol, toluene, and benzene.
- the molecular weight of the (A) component and the (B) component 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, Preferably, it is 10,000 to 100,000.
- Examples of the polyimide that is the component (A) and the component (B) used in the present invention include polyimides obtained by ring-closing the polyimide precursor.
- 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.
- the liquid crystal aligning agent of this invention is a composition used for forming a liquid crystal aligning film,
- the specific polymer (A) which has a structure represented by said Formula (1), and the structure of said Formula (2). Even if the specific polymer (A) and the specific polymer (B) contained in the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention are each one type, It may be more than types.
- other polymers that is, a divalent group represented by the formula (1) and a polymer having neither a divalent group represented by the formula (2) are contained. It may be.
- the other polymer examples include polyamic acid, polyimide, polyamic acid ester, polyester, polyamide, polyurea, polyorganosiloxane, cellulose derivative, polyacetal, polystyrene or derivatives thereof, poly (styrene-phenylmaleimide) derivative, poly ( And (meth) acrylate.
- the proportion of the specific polymer in 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.
- -2-Imidazolidinone, methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone, cyclopentanone and the like can be mentioned.
- 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, 2,6- Zimechi -4-heptanol, 1,2-ethanedi
- 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.
- preferred solvent combinations include N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, ⁇ -butyrolactone, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, ⁇ -butyrolactone, propylene glycol monobutyl ether, and N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone.
- propylene glycol monobutyl ether N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and ⁇ -butyrolactone, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone and diethylene glycol diethyl ether, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, ⁇ -butyrolactone and propylene glycol monobutyl ether 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanone, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and ⁇ -butyrolactone, propylene glycol monobutyl ether and diisopropyl ether, N-methyl-2-pyro Examples thereof include lidone, ⁇ -butyrolactone, propylene glycol monobutyl ether and 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, ⁇ -butyrolactone and dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether.
- the kind and content of such a solvent are appropriately selected according to the application device, application conditions, application environment, and the like of the liquid crystal aligning agent
- an additive such as a silane coupling agent may be added to the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention, and other resin components may be added.
- Examples of the compound that improves the adhesion between the liquid crystal alignment film and the substrate include a functional silane-containing compound and an epoxy group-containing compound, such as 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, 3- Glycidoxypropyltriethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropylmethyldiethoxysilane, 2-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 2-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, N- (2- Aminoethyl) -3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, N- (2-aminoethyl) -3-aminopropylmethyldimethoxysilane, 3-ureidopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-ureidopropyltriethoxysilane, N-ethoxycarbonyl- 3-aminopropyl
- additives may be added to the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention in order to increase the mechanical strength of the film.
- additives are preferably 0.1 to 30 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymer component contained in the liquid crystal aligning agent. If the amount is less than 0.1 parts by mass, the effect cannot be expected. If the amount exceeds 30 parts by mass, the orientation of the liquid crystal is lowered.
- the liquid crystal alignment film of the present invention is obtained from the liquid crystal alignment agent. If an example of the method of obtaining a liquid crystal aligning film from a liquid crystal aligning agent is given, a liquid crystal aligning agent in the form of a coating solution is applied to a substrate, dried and baked on a film obtained by rubbing or photo-aligning. And a method of performing an alignment treatment.
- the substrate on which the liquid crystal aligning agent is applied is not particularly limited as long as it is a highly transparent substrate, and a plastic substrate such as an acrylic substrate or a polycarbonate substrate can be used together with a glass substrate or a silicon nitride substrate. At that time, it is preferable to use a substrate on which an ITO electrode or the like for driving the liquid crystal is used from the viewpoint of simplification of the process.
- an opaque object such as a silicon wafer can be used as long as only one substrate is used, and a material that reflects light such as aluminum can be used for the electrode in this case.
- the application method of the liquid crystal aligning agent is not particularly limited, but industrially, screen printing, offset printing, flexographic printing, inkjet method, and the like are common.
- Other coating methods include a dipping method, a roll coater method, a slit coater method, a spinner method, and a spray method, and these may be used depending on the purpose.
- the solvent is evaporated and baked by a heating means such as a hot plate, a thermal circulation oven, or an IR (infrared) oven.
- a heating means such as a hot plate, a thermal circulation oven, or an IR (infrared) oven.
- Arbitrary temperature and time can be selected for the drying and baking steps after applying the liquid crystal aligning agent.
- the thickness of the liquid crystal alignment film after firing is not particularly limited, but if it is too thin, the reliability of the liquid crystal display element may be lowered, so that it is preferably 5 to 300 nm, more preferably 10 to 200 nm.
- the liquid crystal alignment film of the present invention is suitable as a liquid crystal alignment film of a horizontal electric field type liquid crystal display element such as an IPS mode or an FFS mode, and is particularly useful as a liquid crystal alignment film of an FFS mode liquid crystal display element.
- the liquid crystal display device of the present invention is a device in which a liquid crystal cell is prepared by a known method after obtaining a substrate with a liquid crystal alignment film obtained from the liquid crystal aligning agent, and the liquid crystal cell is used as an element.
- a liquid crystal display element having a passive matrix structure will be described as an example.
- an active matrix liquid crystal display element in which a switching element such as a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) is provided in each pixel portion constituting the image display may be used.
- a transparent glass substrate is prepared, a common electrode is provided on one substrate, and a segment electrode is provided on the other substrate.
- These electrodes can be ITO electrodes, for example, and are patterned so as to display a desired image.
- an insulating film is provided on each substrate so as to cover the common electrode and the segment electrode.
- the insulating film can be, for example, a film made of SiO 2 —TiO 2 formed by a sol-gel method.
- a liquid crystal alignment film is formed on each substrate under the above conditions.
- an ultraviolet curable sealing material is disposed at a predetermined position on one of the two substrates on which the liquid crystal alignment film is formed, and liquid crystals are disposed at predetermined positions on the liquid crystal alignment film surface.
- the other substrate is bonded and pressure-bonded so that the liquid crystal alignment film faces, and the liquid crystal is spread on the front surface of the liquid crystal alignment film, and then the entire surface of the substrate is irradiated with ultraviolet rays to cure the sealing material. Get a cell.
- an opening that can be filled with liquid crystal from the outside is provided when a sealing material is disposed at a predetermined location on one substrate.
- a liquid crystal material is injected into the liquid crystal cell through an opening provided in the sealing material, and then the opening is sealed with an adhesive to obtain a liquid crystal cell.
- the liquid crystal material may be injected by a vacuum injection method or a method utilizing capillary action in the atmosphere.
- the liquid crystal material examples include a nematic liquid crystal and a smectic liquid crystal. Among them, a nematic liquid crystal is preferable, and either a positive liquid crystal material or a negative liquid crystal material may be used.
- a polarizing plate is installed. Specifically, it is preferable to attach a pair of polarizing plates to the surfaces of the two substrates opposite to the liquid crystal layer.
- the liquid crystal alignment film and the liquid crystal display element of the present invention are not limited to the above description as long as the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention is used, and may be manufactured by other known methods. good. The process from the liquid crystal aligning agent to obtaining the liquid crystal display element is disclosed in, for example, paragraph 17 of page 17 to paragraph 0081 of page 19 of JP-A-2015-135393.
- 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 and an organic solvent is applied to a substrate having a conductive film for driving a lateral electric field, and then dried to form a coating film.
- the photosensitive main chain polymer in the present invention is the specific polymer (A).
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- 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 there are a dip method, a roll coater method, a slit coater method, a spinner method (rotary coating method), a spray method, and the like, 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 150 ° C., preferably 70 to 70 ° 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 110 ° C. to obtain a coating film. If the drying temperature is too low, the solvent tends to be insufficiently dried, and if the heating temperature is too high, thermal imidization proceeds, resulting in excessive photodegradation reaction due to polarized light exposure. In some cases, reorientation in one direction due to self-assembly becomes difficult, and orientation stability may be impaired.
- the drying temperature at this time is preferably a temperature at which the thermal imidization of the specific polymer does not substantially proceed from the viewpoint of liquid crystal alignment stability. If the thickness of the coating film is too thick, it will be disadvantageous in terms of power consumption of the liquid crystal display element, and if it is too thin, the reliability of the liquid crystal display element may be lowered. Therefore, it is preferably 5 nm to 300 nm, more preferably 10 nm to 150 nm. It is. In addition, it is also possible to provide the process of cooling the board
- 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 240 nm to 400 nm can be selected and used so that a photodegradation reaction can be selectively induced.
- the ultraviolet light for example, light emitted from a high-pressure mercury lamp or a metal halide 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 good liquid crystal alignment stability and electrical characteristics are exhibited in the coating film used.
- the heating temperature is preferably within a temperature range in which the main chain polymer exhibits good liquid crystal alignment stability. If the heating temperature is too low, the anisotropy effect due to heat and thermal imidization tend to be insufficient, and if the heating temperature is too high, the anisotropy imparted by polarized light exposure 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 self-assembly based on the photoreaction of the main chain.
- the main chain type polymer has a photodegradable group as a photoreactive group
- a liquid crystal display element is formed.
- 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 optimal irradiation amount of polarized ultraviolet light for introducing highly efficient anisotropy into the coating film used in the present invention is the irradiation amount of polarized ultraviolet light that optimizes the amount of photodegradation reaction of the photosensitive group in the coating film.
- the amount of photoreaction is not sufficient. In that case, sufficient self-organization does not proceed even after heating.
- the optimum amount of the photolytic reaction of the photosensitive group by irradiation with polarized ultraviolet light is preferably 0.1 to 90 mol% of the polymer film. More preferably, it is 1 mol% to 80 mol%.
- the amount of photodecomposition reaction of the photosensitive group in the main chain of the polymer film is optimized by optimizing the irradiation amount of polarized ultraviolet rays. 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 main chain type polymer provides liquid crystal alignment stability as a reference, as described above.
- a suitable heating temperature should be determined. Therefore, for example, the temperature range in which the main chain polymer used in the present invention provides liquid crystal alignment stability is determined in consideration of the temperature at which good liquid crystal alignment stability and electrical characteristics are exhibited in the coating film used. And can be set in a temperature range according to a liquid crystal alignment film made of a conventional polyimide or the like. That is, the heating temperature after irradiation with polarized ultraviolet rays is preferably 150 ° C. to 300 ° C., more preferably 180 ° 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 drive type liquid crystal display element substrate manufactured using the polymer of the present invention or the lateral electric field drive 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.
- 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.
- Example 1 In a 50 mL Erlenmeyer flask containing a stir bar, 4.03 g of the polyimide solution (PAA-1) obtained in Synthesis Example 1 and 6.05 g of the polyamic acid solution (PAA-2) obtained in Synthesis Example 2 were weighed. The mixture was stirred for 2 hours with a magnetic stirrer to obtain a liquid crystal aligning agent (A-1).
- Example 2 In a 50 mL Erlenmeyer flask containing a stir bar, 4.01 g of the polyimide solution (PAA-1) obtained in Synthesis Example 1 and 6.02 g of the polyamic acid solution (PAA-3) obtained in Synthesis Example 3 were weighed. The mixture was stirred for 2 hours with a magnetic stirrer to obtain a liquid crystal aligning agent (A-2).
- Example 3 In a 50 mL Erlenmeyer flask containing a stir bar, 4.04 g of the polyimide solution (PAA-1) obtained in Synthesis Example 1 and 6.07 g of the polyamic acid solution (PAA-4) obtained in Synthesis Example 4 were weighed. The mixture was stirred for 2 hours with a magnetic stirrer to obtain a liquid crystal aligning agent (A-3).
- Example 4 In a 50 mL Erlenmeyer flask containing a stir bar, 4.03 g of the polyimide solution (PAA-1) obtained in Synthesis Example 1 and 6.04 g of the polyamic acid solution (PAA-5) obtained in Synthesis Example 5 were weighed. The resultant was stirred with a magnetic stirrer for 2 hours to obtain a liquid crystal aligning agent (A-4).
- a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal cell for evaluation of liquid crystal orientation and relaxation characteristics of stored charge is 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. 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.
- the formation directions of the electrode elements of the pixel electrodes constituting them are different. That is, when the direction of a line segment projected onto the substrate with the polarization plane of polarized ultraviolet rays to be described later is used as a reference, in the first region of the pixel, the electrode element of the pixel electrode forms an angle of + 10 ° (clockwise). In the second region of the pixel, the electrode element of the pixel electrode is formed at an angle of ⁇ 10 ° (clockwise).
- 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.
- liquid crystal aligning agents obtained in Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3 were 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 overnight at 23 ° C., and then used for evaluation of liquid crystal alignment properties and relaxation characteristics of accumulated charges.
- the liquid crystal cell After leaving, the liquid crystal cell is placed between two polarizing plates arranged so that the polarization axes are orthogonal, and the backlight is turned on with no voltage applied so that the brightness of the transmitted light is minimized.
- the arrangement angle of the liquid crystal cell was adjusted. Then, 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. Then, 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 value of the angle ⁇ of the liquid crystal cell was less than 1.0 °, it was defined as “good”, and when the value of the angle ⁇ was 1.0 ° or more, it was defined as “bad”.
- the liquid crystal cell is placed between two polarizing plates arranged so that their polarization axes are orthogonal to each other, and the pixel electrode and the counter electrode are short-circuited to be at the same potential, and the LED is displayed from under the two polarizing plates.
- the angle of the liquid crystal cell was adjusted so that the brightness of the LED backlight transmitted light measured on the two polarizing plates was minimized by irradiating the backlight.
- the VT characteristics (voltage-transmittance characteristics) at a temperature of 23 ° C. are measured, and an AC voltage with a relative transmittance of 23% is measured. Calculated. Since this AC voltage corresponds to a region where the change in luminance with respect to the voltage is large, it is convenient for evaluating the accumulated charge via the luminance.
- the accumulated charge relaxation characteristic is a state where the relative transmittance immediately after the DC voltage is superimposed is 30% or more. From the above, it was evaluated how much the relative transmittance after 30 minutes was lowered. That is, the evaluation was made by defining “good” when the relative transmittance 30 minutes after DC voltage superposition was lowered to less than 28%, and “bad” when the relative transmittance was 28% or more.
- Liquid crystal for evaluation of liquid crystal alignment and relaxation characteristics of accumulated charge except that a glass substrate with ITO electrode was used and 4 ⁇ m bead spacers were dispersed on the liquid crystal alignment film surface on one substrate before printing the sealant.
- a liquid crystal cell for measuring voltage holding ratio was produced in the same procedure as the production of the cell.
- the voltage holding ratio was evaluated using the liquid crystal cell. Specifically, an alternating 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 milliseconds is measured, and how much the voltage is maintained. It was calculated as a voltage holding ratio (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 95% or more, it was defined as “good”, and when the value of the voltage holding ratio was less than 95%, it was defined as “bad”.
- VHR-1 voltage holding ratio measuring device
- Example 5 Using the liquid crystal aligning agent (A-1) obtained in 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 in the range of 600 to 1800 mJ / cm 2. Three or more liquid crystal cells having different amounts were prepared.
- the polarized UV irradiation dose with the best angle ⁇ was 1500 mJ / cm 2 , and the angle ⁇ was 0.56 °, which was good.
- the accumulated charge relaxation characteristics of the same polarized UV irradiation dose evaluated in advance before the evaluation of the liquid crystal orientation were good with a relative transmittance of 26.0% after 30 minutes of DC voltage superposition. .
- the voltage holding rate was 96.8%, and was favorable.
- Table 1 shows the results of the evaluation of the polarized ultraviolet ray irradiation amount and the liquid crystal alignment, which had the best angle ⁇ , when the liquid crystal aligning agents obtained in Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3 were used. The result of evaluation of relaxation characteristics and the result of evaluation of voltage holding ratio are 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 1.0 °, and at the same time, the DC voltage showing the relaxation characteristics of the accumulated charges.
- the relative transmittance after 30 minutes of superimposition is good at less than 28.0%, the voltage holding ratio is 95% or more, showing good characteristics, and all have good afterimage characteristics. Excellent improvement.
- Comparative Examples 4 to 6 the angle ⁇ , the relative transmittance 30 minutes after DC voltage superposition, and the voltage holding ratio were not all good. 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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テトラカルボン酸二無水物成分と下記式(2)で表されるジアミンを含むジアミン成分とを用いて得られるポリアミック酸及び該ポリアミック酸のイミド化重合体から選ばれる少なくとも1種類の重合体(B)と
を含む、液晶配向剤。
本願発明により何故に上記の課題を解決できるかは定かではないが、概ね次のように考えられる。
本発明の液晶配向剤に含有される重合体の有する上記(2)の構造は、共役構造を有する。これにより、例えば液晶配向膜中において、電荷の移動を促進させることができ、蓄積電荷の緩和を促進させることができる。
すなわち、換言すると、本発明は、前記特性重合体(A)と、前記特定重合体(B)都を含む、液晶配向性の重合体組成物に関する。
本発明の重合体は、上記式(1)で表されるジアミンを含むジアミン成分と、テトラカルボン酸二無水物を含む酸二無水物成分から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(3)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種であると好ましい。偏光照射の後の加熱工程において、重合体中に自由回転部位が多い事でより高秩序に再配向するという点で、ポリイミド前駆体がより好ましい。
本発明の液晶配向剤は、テトラカルボン酸二無水物成分と下記式(1)で表されるジアミンを含むジアミン成分とを用いて得られるポリアミック酸及び該ポリアミック酸のイミド化重合体から選ばれる少なくとも1種類の重合体(A)と、テトラカルボン酸二無水物成分と下記式(2)で表されるジアミンを含むジアミン成分とを用いて得られるポリアミック酸及び該ポリアミック酸のイミド化重合体から選ばれる少なくとも1種類の重合体(B)と有機溶剤とを含有する液晶配向剤である。
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。
式(3)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(4)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。
R33は-(CH2)n-で表される構造である。nは2~10の整数であり、3~7が好ましい。また、任意の-CH2-はそれぞれ隣り合わない条件でエーテル、エステル、アミド、ウレア、カルバメート結合に置き換えられても良い。
R34は単結合又は2価の有機基である。
ベンゼン環上の任意の水素原子は1価の有機基で置き換えられても良く、フッ素原子又はメチル基が好ましい。
本発明の液晶配向剤に用いられる(B)成分はテトラカルボン酸二無水物成分と上記式(2)で表されるジアミンを含むジアミン成分とを用いて得られるポリアミック酸及び該ポリアミック酸のイミド化重合体から選ばれる少なくとも1種類の重合体である。
本発明の(B)成分の製造に用いられるテトラカルボン酸二無水物としては、下記式(6)で表されるテトラカルボン酸二無水物が挙げられる。
本発明の液晶配向剤の製造に用いられるジアミン成分は、上記式(2)のジアミンを含有する。式(2)において、Y1はアミノ基、イミノ基、及び含窒素複素環からなる群から選ばれる少なくとも1種類の構造を有する2価の有機基であり、B1~B2はそれぞれ独立して水素原子、又は置換基を有してもよい炭素数1~10のアルキル基、アルケニル基、アルキニル基である。
置換基であるアリール基としては、フェニル基が挙げられる。このアリール基には前述した他の置換基がさらに置換していてもよい。
置換基であるアルキル基としては、前述したアルキル基と同じものを挙げることができる。このアルキル基には前述した他の置換基がさらに置換していてもよい。
置換基であるアルケニル基としては、前述したアルケニル基と同じものを挙げることができる。このアルケニル基には前述した他の置換基がさらに置換していてもよい。
置換基であるアルキニル基としては、前述したアルキニル基と同じものを挙げることができる。このアルキニル基には前述した他の置換基がさらに置換していてもよい。
式(YD-2)において、W1は、炭素数1~10の炭化水素基であり、A2は窒素原子含有複素環を有する炭素数3~15の1価の有機基、又は炭素数1から6の脂肪族基で置換されたジ置換アミノ基である。
式(YD-5)において、A4は炭素数3~15の窒素原子含有複素環であり、W5は炭素数2~5のアルキレンである。
本発明に用いられるポリイミド前駆体であるポリアミック酸エステルは、以下に示す(1)、(2)又は(3)の方法で合成することができる。
ポリアミック酸エステルは、テトラカルボン酸二無水物とジアミンから得られるポリアミック酸をエステル化することによって合成することができる。
具体的には、ポリアミック酸とエステル化剤を有機溶剤の存在下で-20℃~150℃、好ましくは0℃~50℃において、30分~24時間、好ましくは1~4時間反応させることによって合成することができる。
ポリアミック酸エステルは、テトラカルボン酸ジエステルジクロリドとジアミンから合成することができる。
ポリアミック酸エステルは、テトラカルボン酸ジエステルとジアミンを重縮合することにより合成することができる。
前記縮合剤には、トリフェニルホスファイト、ジシクロヘキシルカルボジイミド、1-
また、上記反応において、ルイス酸を添加剤として加えることで反応が効率的に進行する。ルイス酸としては、塩化リチウム、臭化リチウムなどのハロゲン化リチウムが好ましい。ルイス酸の添加量はジアミン成分に対して0~1.0倍モルが好ましい。
上記のようにして得られるポリアミック酸エステルの溶液は、よく撹拌させながら貧溶媒に注入することで、ポリマーを析出させることができる。析出を数回行い、貧溶媒で洗浄後、常温あるいは加熱乾燥して精製されたポリアミック酸エステルの粉末を得ることができる。貧溶媒は、特に限定されないが、水、メタノール、エタノール、ヘキサン、ブチルセロソルブ、アセトン、トルエン等が挙げられる。
特定重合体(A)又は特定重合体(B)を、テトラカルボン酸二無水物とジアミンとの反応により得る場合には、有機溶媒中でテトラカルボン酸二無水物とジアミンとを混合して反応させる方法が簡便である。
本発明に用いられるポリイミドは、前記ポリアミック酸エステル又はポリアミック酸をイミド化することにより製造することができる。ポリアミック酸エステルからポリイミドを製造する場合、前記ポリアミック酸エステル溶液、又はポリアミック酸エステル樹脂粉末を有機溶媒に溶解させて得られるポリアミック酸溶液に塩基性触媒を添加する化学的イミド化が簡便である。化学的イミド化は、比較的低温でイミド化反応が進行し、イミド化の課程で重合体の分子量低下が起こりにくいので好ましい。
前記貧溶媒は、特に限定されないが、メタノール、アセトン、ヘキサン、ブチルセルソルブ、ヘプタン、メチルエチルケトン、メチルイソブチルケトン、エタノール、トルエン、ベンゼン等が挙げられる。
本発明の液晶配向剤は、液晶配向膜を形成するのに用いる組成物であり、上記式(1)で表される構造を有する特定重合体(A)と、上記式(2)の構造を含有する特定重合体(B)とを含有するものであり、本発明の液晶配向剤に含有される特定重合体(A)と特定重合体(B)は、それぞれ1種類であっても、2種類以上であっても良い。また、特定重合体に加えて、その他の重合体、即ち式(1)で表される2価の基も、式(2)で表される2価の基も有さない重合体を含有していてもよい。当該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、全重合体成分に占め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。
本発明の液晶配向膜は、前記液晶配向剤から得られるものである。液晶配向剤から液晶配向膜を得る方法の一例を挙げるなら、塗布液形態の液晶配向剤を基板に塗布し、乾燥し、焼成して得られた膜に対してラビング処理法又は光配向処理法で配向処理を施す方法が挙げられる。
本発明の液晶配向膜は、IPS方式やFFS方式などの横電界方式の液晶表示素子の液晶配向膜として好適であり、特に、FFS方式の液晶表示素子の液晶配向膜として有用である。
本発明の液晶表示素子は、上記液晶配向剤から得られる液晶配向膜付きの基板を得た後、既知の方法で液晶セルを作製し、該液晶セルを使用して素子としたものである。
液晶セルの作製方法の一例として、パッシブマトリクス構造の液晶表示素子を例にとり説明する。なお、画像表示を構成する各画素部分にTFT(Thin Film Transistor)などのスイッチング素子が設けられたアクティブマトリクス構造の液晶表示素子であってもよい。
なお、本発明の液晶配向膜及び液晶表示素子は、本発明の液晶配向剤を用いている限り上記の記載に限定されるものでは無く、その他の公知の手法で作製されたものであっても良い。液晶配向剤から液晶表示素子を得るまでの工程は、例えば、特開2015-135393号公報)の17頁の段落0074~19頁の段落0081などに開示されている。
本発明の液晶配向膜を有する基板の製造方法の一例として、横電界駆動型液晶表示素子用液晶配向膜の製造方法を以下に示す。
[I] テトラカルボン酸二無水物成分と上記式(1)で表されるジアミンを含むジアミン成分とを用いて得られるポリアミック酸及び該ポリアミック酸のイミド化重合体から選ばれる少なくとも1種類の重合体(A)と、テトラカルボン酸二無水物成分と上記式(2)で表されるジアミンを含むジアミン成分とを用いて得られるポリアミック酸及び該ポリアミック酸のイミド化重合体から選ばれる少なくとも1種類の重合体(B)とを含む液晶配向剤を、横電界駆動用の導電膜を有する基板上に塗布したあと、乾燥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]では、横電界駆動用の導電膜を有する基板上に、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たあと乾燥して塗膜を形成する。本発明における感光性の主鎖型高分子は、特定重合体(A)である。
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、スピンナー法(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。
塗膜の厚みは、厚すぎると液晶表示素子の消費電力の面で不利となり、薄すぎると液晶表示素子の信頼性が低下する場合があるので、好ましくは5nm~300nm、より好ましくは10nm~150nmである。
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、選択的に光分解反応を誘起できるように、波長240nm~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、高圧水銀灯又はメタルハライドランプ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、使用する塗膜で良好な液晶配向安定性及び電気特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、主鎖の光反応に基づく自己組織化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、主鎖型高分子に光反応性基として光分解性基を有する構造の場合、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。
なお、化合物、溶媒の略号は、以下のとおりである。
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)で表される化合物
DA-2:下記構造式(DA-2)で表される化合物
DA-3:下記構造式(DA-3)で表される化合物
DA-4:下記構造式(DA-4)で表される化合物
DA-5:下記構造式(DA-5)で表される化合物
DA-6:下記構造式(DA-6)で表される化合物
DA-7:下記構造式(DA-7)で表される化合物
DA-8:下記構造式(DA-8)で表される化合物
CA-1:下記構造式(CA-1)で表される化合物
CA-2:下記構造式(CA-2)で表される化合物
CA-3:下記構造式(CA-3)で表される化合物
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3.91g(13.0mmol)量り取り、NMPを25.7g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1.76g(8.97mmol)添加し、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌した後に、CA-2を0.81g(3.25mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを11.0g加え、窒素雰囲気下50℃で20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571mPa・sであった。
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2.79g(14.0mmol)、DA-3を1.47g(6.00mmol)量り取り、NMPを50.5g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-3を5.59g(19.0mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを21.7g加え、窒素雰囲気下50℃で20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480mPa・sであった。
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1.59g(8.00mmol)、DA-4を0.40g(2.00mmol)量り取り、NMPを24.0g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1.81g(9.25mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを10.3g加え、窒素雰囲気下23℃で4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134mPa・sであった。
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1.49g(7.00mmol)、DA-3を0.73g(3.00mmol)量り取り、NMPを25.8g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-3を2.80g(9.50mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを11.0g加え、窒素雰囲気下50℃で20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432mPa・sであった。
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0.80g(4.0mmol)、DA-3を0.73g(3.00mmol)、DA-6を1.18g(3.00mmol)量り取り、NMPを28.3g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-3を2.80g(9.50mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを12.1g加え、窒素雰囲気下50℃で20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512mPa・sであった。
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-7を3.54g(13.0mmol)量り取り、NMPを24.2g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1.76g(8.97mmol)添加し、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌した後に、CA-2を0.81g(3.25mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを10.4g加え、窒素雰囲気下50℃で20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627mPa・sであった。
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-8を4.27g(13.0mmol)量り取り、NMPを27.1g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1.76g(8.97mmol)添加し、窒素雰囲気下23℃で3時間撹拌した後に、CA-2を0.81g(3.25mmol)添加し、さらにNMPを11.6g加え、窒素雰囲気下50℃で20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483mPa・sであった。
撹拌子を入れた50mL三角フラスコに、合成例1で得られたポリイミドの溶液(PAA-1)を4.03g、合成例2で得られたポリアミック酸溶液(PAA-2)を6.05g量り取り、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。
撹拌子を入れた50mL三角フラスコに、合成例1で得られたポリイミドの溶液(PAA-1)を4.01g、合成例3で得られたポリアミック酸溶液(PAA-3)を6.02g量り取り、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。
撹拌子を入れた50mL三角フラスコに、合成例1で得られたポリイミドの溶液(PAA-1)を4.04g、合成例4で得られたポリアミック酸溶液(PAA-4)を6.07g量り取り、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。
撹拌子を入れた50mL三角フラスコに、合成例1で得られたポリイミドの溶液(PAA-1)を4.03g、合成例5で得られたポリアミック酸溶液(PAA-5)を6.04g量り取り、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。
合成例1で得られたポリイミドの溶液(PAA-1)を液晶配向剤(B-1)とした。
撹拌子を入れた50mL三角フラスコに、比較合成例1で得られたポリイミドの溶液(PAA-a)を4.03g、合成例2で得られたポリアミック酸溶液(PAA-2)を6.05g量り取り、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。
撹拌子を入れた50mL三角フラスコに、比較合成例2で得られたポリイミドの溶液(PAA-b)を4.00g、合成例2で得られたポリアミック酸溶液(PAA-2)を6.00g量り取り、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。
以下に、液晶配向性、及び蓄積電荷の緩和特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。
上記液晶セルを用い、70℃の恒温環境下、周波数30Hzで16VPPの交流電圧を96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。
上記液晶セルを、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、画素電極と対向電極とを短絡して同電位にした状態で、2枚の偏光板の下からLEDバックライトを照射しておき、2枚の偏光板の上で測定するLEDバックライト透過光の輝度が最小となるように、液晶セルの角度を調節した。
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のビーズスペーサを散布したこと以外は、上記液晶配向性、及び蓄積電荷の緩和特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。
上記液晶セルを用いて、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、167ミリ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95%以上の場合には「良好」、電圧保持率の値が95%未満の場合には「不良」と定義し評価した。
実施例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600~1800mJ/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。
また、液晶配向性の評価の前に予め評価しておいた同じ偏光紫外線照射量の蓄積電荷の緩和特性は、直流電圧重畳30分後の相対透過率が26.0%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96.8%であり良好であった。
実施例2~4で得られた液晶配向剤を用いた以外は、実施例5と同様の方法で、液晶配向性、蓄積電荷の緩和特性、および電圧保持率を評価した。
比較例1~3で得られた液晶配向剤を用いた以外は、実施例5と同様の方法で、液晶配向性、蓄積電荷の緩和特性、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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- テトラカルボン酸二無水物成分と下記式(1)で表されるジアミンを含むジアミン成分とを用いて得られるポリアミック酸及び該ポリアミック酸のイミド化重合体から選ばれる少なくとも1種類の重合体(A)と、
テトラカルボン酸二無水物成分と下記式(2)で表されるジアミンを含むジアミン成分とを用いて得られるポリアミック酸及び該ポリアミック酸のイミド化重合体から選ばれる少なくとも1種類の重合体(B)と
を含む、液晶配向剤。
式(1)中、Xは-(CH2)n-を表し、nは-(CH2)-の個数を表す8または9の自然数であり、任意の-(CH2)-はそれぞれ独立に、-O-、-S-、-COO-、-OCO-、-CONH-及び-NHCO-から選ばれる基に、これらの基が隣り合わない条件で置き換わっていてもよく、R1及びR2はそれぞれ独立に1価の有機基であり、p1及びp2はそれぞれ独立に0~4の整数である。
式(2)中、Y1はアミノ基、イミノ基、及び含窒素複素環からなる群から選ばれる少なくとも1種類の構造を有する2価の有機基であり、B1、B2はそれぞれ独立して水素原子、又は置換基を有してもよい炭素数1~10のアルキル基、アルケニル基、アルキニル基である。 - 式(2)中のY1が、下記式(YD-1)~(YD-5)の構造から選ばれる少なくとも1種類である、請求項1に記載の液晶配向剤。
(式(YD-1)において、A1は炭素数3~15の窒素原子含有複素環であり、Z1は、水素原子、又は置換基を有してよい炭素数1~20の炭化水素基である。式(YD-2)において、W1は、炭素数1~10の炭化水素基であり、A2は窒素原子含有複素環を有する炭素数3~15の1価の有機基、又は炭素数1から6の脂肪族基で置換されたジ置換アミノ基である。式(YD-3)において、W2は炭素数6~15で、且つベンゼン環を1から2個有する2価の有機基であり、W3は炭素数2~5のアルキレン又はビフェニレン又は窒素原子含有複素環を含む炭素数12~18の2価の有機基であり、Z2は水素原子、炭素数1~5のアルキル基、又はベンゼン環であり、aは0~1の整数である。式(YD-4)において、A3は炭素数3~15の窒素原子含有複素環である。式(YD-5)において、A4は炭素数3~15の窒素原子含有複素環であり、W5は炭素数2~5のアルキレンである)。 - 式(YD-1)、(YD-2)、(YD-4)、及び(YD-5)に記載のA1、A2、A3、及びA4が、ピロリジン、ピロール、イミダゾール、ピラゾール、オキサゾール、チアゾール、ピペリジン、ピペラジン、ピリジン、ピラジン、インドール、ベンゾイミダゾール、キノリン、イソキノリン、及びカルバゾールからなる群から選ばれる少なくとも1種類である、請求項1または請求項2に記載の液晶配向剤。
- 式(2)におけるY1が、上記記式(YD-14)、(YD-18)、(YD-21)及び(YD-22)の構造を有する2価の有機基からなる群から選ばれる少なくとも1種類であることを特徴とする、請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載の液晶配向剤。
- 請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載の液晶配向剤を用いて得られる、液晶配向膜。
- 請求項6に記載の液晶配向膜を具備する、液晶表示素子。
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