Rubbing membrane material and liquid crystal display device using the same

1. An alignment material for a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising a mixture of carbon nano-tube and polyimide.

2. The alignment material as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mixture has transparency and conductivity properties.

3. The alignment material as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mixture includes carbon nano-tubes and polyimide at a volume ratio of about 0.1 to about 1.0%.

4. A liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising:

first and second substrates bonded to each other;

a liquid crystal layer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate;

a pixel electrode formed on the first substrate to pre-align the liquid crystal layer in a particular direction, the pixel electrode being made of a mixture of carbon nano-tube and polyimide; and

a common electrode formed on the second substrate to pre-align the liquid crystal layer in a particular direction.

5. The LCD device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein each of the pixel electrode and the common electrode is made of a mixture that includes carbon nano-tubes and polyimide at a volume ratio of about 0.1% to about 1.0%.

6. The LCD device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the mixture has transparency and conductivity properties.

7. The LCD device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the mixture includes carbon nano-tubes and polyimide at a volume ratio of about 0.1% to about 1.0%.

8. The LCD device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the common electrode is made of a mixture of carbon nano-tube and polyimide.

9. The LCD device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the mixture has transparency and conductivity properties.

10. The LCD device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the mixture includes carbon nano-tubes and polyimide at a volume ratio of about 0.1% to about 1.0%.

11. A liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising:

first and second substrates bonded to each other;

a liquid crystal layer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate;

a pixel electrode formed on the first substrate to pre-align the liquid crystal layer in a particular direction and

a common electrode formed on the second substrate to pre-align the liquid crystal layer in a particular direction, the common electrode being made of a mixture of carbon nano-tube and polyimide.

12. The LCD device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the mixture has transparency and conductivity properties.

13. The LCD device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the mixture includes carbon nano-tubes and polyimide at a volume ratio of about 0.1% to about 1.0%.

14. A liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising:

at least one substrate; and

an alignment layer formed on the substrate to align a liquid crystal in a first direction and to align the liquid crystal in a second direction when current or voltage is applied thereto, the alignment layer being made of a mixture of carbon nano-tube and polyimide.

15. The LCD device as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the mixture includes carbon nano-tubes and polyimide at a volume ratio of about 0.1% to about 1.0%.

16. The LCD device as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the mixture has transparency and conductivity properties.