Abstract
In this paper properties of nematic liquid crystals aligned on polyimide surfaces exposed to a low-energy Ar ion beam are investigated. We studied how the pretilt angle of a liquid crystal cell is affected by ion-beam conditions, such as the energy of the incident ions, the angle of incidence, and the exposure time. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data indicate that ion-beam exposure changes the chemical bonding states of the polyimide surface, which may be one of the main causes of anisotropic liquid crystal alignment. We also found that twisted-nematic cells fabricated by the ion-beam alignment method have the voltage holding time enough for application to thin-film-transistor liquid crystal displays.
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