IP Library Granted Patent US 7,695,779
Granted Patent B2
US 7,695,779 · App. 11/404,531 · Granted Apr 13, 2010

Organic composition, liquid crystal display including the same and method of manufacturing liquid crystal display

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Patent No.
US 7,695,779
App. No.
11/404,531
Granted
Apr 13, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic composition having liquid-crystal alignment characteristics includes a photosensitive compound and a binder resin represented by Formula 1 below: wherein each R1 is independently hydrogen or a methyl group; R2 is an alkyl group of 4-16 carbon atoms; R3 is an alkyl group of 1-7 carbon atoms, a cyclooxyalkyl group of 1-7 carbon atoms, a benzyl group, or a phenyl group; l, m, and n represent molar ratios of polymerization units and are respectively from about 0.01 to about 0.50, from about 0.10 to about 0.60, and from about 0.03 to about 0.50.

Claims (33)

1. An organic composition having liquid-crystal alignment characteristics and comprising a photosensitive compound and a binder resin represented by Formula 1 below:

wherein each R 1 is independently hydrogen or a methyl group; R 2 is an alkyl group of 4-16 carbon atoms; R 3 is an alkyl group of 1-7 carbon atoms, a cyclooxyalkyl group of 1-7 carbon atoms, a benzyl group, or a phenyl group; l, m, and n represent molar ratios of polymerization units and are respectively from about 0.01 to about 0.50, from about 0.10 to about 0.60, and from about 0.03 to about 0.50.

2. The organic composition of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is a single-chain alkyl group.

3. The organic composition of claim 2 , wherein the binder resin has a weight-average molecular weight of about 2,000 to about 300,000, a dispersity of about 1.0 to about 10.0 and an acid value of about 10 KOH mg/g to about 400 KOH mg/g.

4. The organic composition of claim 3 , wherein the weight ratio of the photosensitive compound to the binder resin is about 1:25 or more.

5. The organic composition of claim 4 , wherein the weight ratio of the photosensitive compound to the binder resin is in a range from about 3:20 to about 1:2.

6. The organic composition of claim 5 , further comprising an organic solvent dissolving the binder resin and the photosensitive compound.

7. The organic composition of claim 6 , wherein the weight ratio of a mixture of the photosensitive compound and the binder resin, and the organic solvent is in a range from about 10:1 to about 1:20.

8. The organic composition of claim 6 , wherein the organic solvent has a viscosity of about 1 cps to about 50 cps.

9. A liquid crystal display comprising:

an electric-field forming electrode formed on a substrate; and

an organic film, formed on the electric-field forming electrode, the organic film comprising

an organic composition having liquid-crystal alignment characteristics and comprises a photosensitive compound and a binder resin represented by Formula 1 below:

wherein each R 1 is independently hydrogen or a methyl group; R 2 is an alkyl group of 4-16 carbon atoms; R 3 is an alkyl group of 1-7 carbon atoms, a cyclooxyalkyl group of 1-7 carbon atoms, a benzyl group, or a phenyl group; l, m, and n represent molar ratios of polymerization units and are respectively from about 0.01 to about 0.50, from about 0.10 to about 0.60, and from about 0.03 to about 0.50.

10. The liquid crystal display of claim 9 , wherein R 2 is a single-chain alkyl group.

11. The liquid crystal display of claim 10 , wherein the binder resin has an average molecular weight of about 2,000 to about 300,000, a dispersity of about 1.0 to about 10.0 and an acid value of about 10 KOH mg/g to about 400 KOH mg/g.

12. The liquid crystal display of claim 11 , wherein the weight ratio of the photosensitive compound to the binder resin is about 1:25 or more.

13. The liquid crystal display of claim 12 , wherein the weight ratio of the photosensitive compound to the binder resin is in a range from about 3:20 to about 1:2.

14. The liquid crystal display of claim 13 , further comprising a spacer formed on the electric-field forming electrode and comprising the organic composition.

15. The liquid crystal display of claim 14 , wherein the electric-field forming electrode has a cutout as a domain defining member, and the organic film has a tilted structure that becomes thinner away from the cutout.

16. A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display, the method comprising:

forming an electric-field forming electrode on a substrate; and

coating the electric-field forming electrode with an organic composition having liquid-crystal alignment characteristics and comprising a photosensitive compound, an organic solvent, and

a binder resin represented by Formula 1 below:

wherein each R 1 is independently hydrogen or a methyl group; R 2 is an alkyl group of 4-16 carbon atoms; R 3 is an alkyl group of 1-7 carbon atoms, a cyclooxyalkyl group of 1-7 carbon atoms, a benzyl group, or a phenyl group; l, m, and n represent molar ratios of polymerization units and are respectively from about 0.01 to about 0.50, from about 0.10 to about 0.60, and from about 0.03 to about 0.50.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein R 2 is a single-chain alkyl group.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the binder resin has an average molecular weight of about 2,000 to about 300,000, a dispersity of about 1.0 to about 10.0 and an acid value of about 10 KOH mg/g to about 400 KOH mg/g.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the weight ratio of the photosensitive compound to the binder resin is about 1:25 or more.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the weight ratio of the photosensitive compound to the binder resin is in a range from about 3:20 to about 1:2.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the weight ratio of a mixture of the photosensitive compound and the binder resin, and the organic solvent is in a range from about 10:1 to about 1:20.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the organic solvent has a viscosity of about 1 cps to about 50 cps.

23. The method of claim 22 , wherein in the coating of the electric-field forming electrode with the organic composition, the organic composition is coated to substantially the same thickness as a cell gap, and wherein after coating the electric-field forming electrode with the organic composition, the method further comprises forming a spacer having substantially the same thickness as the cell gap and an organic film having a thinner thickness than the spacer by exposure using a mask having a light-shielding pattern and developing.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the forming of the electric-field forming electrode comprises forming a cutout as a domain defining member, and wherein after coating the electric-field forming electrode with the organic composition, the method further comprises forming a tilted organic film which becomes thinner away from the cutout by exposure using a mask having a slit pattern and developing.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029019/0139 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2006
From: JU, JIN-HO; LEE, DONG-KI; LEE, HI-KUK; KIM, SHI-YUL; LEE, JAE-HO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018135/0136 →