IP Library Granted Patent US 8,257,801
Granted Patent B2
US 8,257,801 · App. 12/481,242 · Granted Sep 4, 2012

Photoalignment compound, photoalignment composition, display substrate having an alignment layer, and method for manufacturing the display substrate

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Patent No.
US 8,257,801
App. No.
12/481,242
Granted
Sep 4, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A photoalignment compound is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, wherein “x” represents an integer in a range of 1 to 4, each of R 1 and R 2 represents —(CH 2 ) n —, “n” represents an integer in a range of 1 to 6, at least one of the (—CH 2 —)s in R 1 is replaceable with R 3 represents —(CH 2 ) m CH 3 , “m” represents an integer in a range of 1 to 12, each hydrogen atom of R 3 is replaceable with F or Cl, R 4 represents an amino group, aniline group, carboxy group, hydroxyl group, cyano group, alkylene group, or functional groups being represented by the following Chemical Formulas 2, 3, 4, or 5, each hydrogen atom of Chemical Formula 1 is replaceable with —O(CH 2 ) k CH 3 , —(CH 2 ) k CH 3 , F, or Cl, and “k” represents an integer in a range of 1 to 3, or 0.

Claims (21)

1. A photoalignment composition comprising:

a first alignment polymer including at least one selected from the group consisting of a polyimide compound, polyamic acid compound, polyamide compound, polynorbornene compound, polyvinyl compound, polyolefin compound, polystyrene compound, polyacrylate compound, polyether compound, polyester compound, polythioether compound, polysulfone compound, polyethersulfone compound, polyetherketone compound, polyurea compound, polyurethane compound, polybenzimidazole compound, polyacetal compound, polyvinyl acetate compound, polymaleimide compound, polyphenylene phthalamide compound, azo side-chain polymer compound, polycinnamoyl compound, polychalcone compound, and polycoumarin compound, in which at least one hydrogen atom is replaced with a photosensitive portion represented by the following Chemical Formula 7; and

an organic solvent,

wherein, in Chemical Formula 7, each of R 1 and R 2 represents —(CH 2 ) n —, “n” represents an integer in a range of 1 to 6, at least one of the (—CH 2 —)s in R 1 is replaceable with

R 3 represents —(CH 2 ) m CH 3 , “m” represents an integer in a range of 1 to 12, and each hydrogen atom of R 3 is replaceable with F or Cl.

2. The photoalignment composition of claim 1 , further comprising a second alignment polymer including at least one selected from the group consisting of a polyimide compound, polyamic acid compound, polyamide compound, polynorbornene compound, polyvinyl compound, polyolefin compound, polystyrene compound, polyacrylate compound, polyether compound, polyester compound, polythioether compound, polysulfone compound, polyethersulfone compound, polyetherketone compound, polyurea compound, polyurethane compound, polybenzimidazole compound, polyacetal compound, polyvinyl acetate compound, polymaleimide compound, polyphenylene phthalamide compound, azo side-chain polymer compound, polycinnamoyl compound, polychalcone compound, and polycoumarin compound.

3. A display substrate comprising:

a base substrate;

a pixel layer formed on the base substrate, the pixel layer including a plurality of pixel units; and

an alignment layer formed on the pixel layer, the alignment layer including a photoalignment polymer including at least one selected from the group consisting of a polyimide compound, polyamic acid compound, polyamide compound, polynorbornene compound, polyvinyl compound, polyolefin compound, polystyrene compound, polyacrylate compound, polyether compound, polyester compound, polythioether compound, polysulfone compound, polyethersulfone compound, polyetherketone compound, polyurea compound, polyurethane compound, polybenzimidazole compound, polyacetal compound, polyvinyl acetate compound, polymaleimide compound, polyphenylene phthalamide compound, azo side-chain polymer compound, polycinnamoyl compound, polychalcone compound, and polycoumarin compound, in which at least one hydrogen atom is replaced with a first alignment portion represented by the following Chemical Formula 8 and/or a second alignment portion represented by the following Chemical Formula 9,

wherein, in Chemical Formulas 8 and 9, each of R 1 and R 3 represents —(CH 2 ) n —, “n” represents an integer in a range of 1 to 6, at least one of the (—CH 2 —)s in R 1 is replaceable with

R 2 represents —(CH 2 ) m CH 3 , “m” represents an integer in a range of 1 to 12, and each hydrogen atom of R 2 is replaceable with F or Cl.

4. The display substrate of claim 3 , wherein the alignment layer further comprises a alignment polymer including one selected from the group consisting of a polyimide compound, polyamic acid compound, polyamide compound, polynorbornene compound, polyvinyl compound, polyolefin compound, polystyrene compound, polyacrylate compound, polyether compound, polyester compound, polythioether compound, polysulfone compound, polyethersulfone compound, polyetherketone compound, polyurea compound, polyurethane compound, polybenzimidazole compound, polyacetal compound, polyvinyl acetate compound, polymaleimide compound, polyphenylene phthalamide compound, azo side-chain polymer compound, polycinnamoyl compound, polychalcone compound, and polycoumarin compound.

5. The display substrate of claim 3 , wherein a surface of the alignment layer comprises a pretilt angle.

6. The display substrate of claim 3 , wherein the pixel layer comprises:

a plurality of signal lines dividing each of the pixel units;

a plurality of switching elements connected to the signal lines; and

a plurality of pixel electrodes electrically connected to the switching elements, each of the pixel electrodes formed on each of the pixel units.

7. The display substrate of claim 3 , wherein the pixel layer comprises:

a color filter corresponding to the pixel unit and a common electrode layer.

8. The photoalignment composition of claim 1 , wherein the organic solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of chlorobenzene, N-methylpyrrolidone, dimethylsulfoxide, dimethylformamide, toluene, chloroform, gamma-butyrolactone, methyl cellosolve, butyl carbitol, and tetrahydrofurane.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029045/0860 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2009
From: JO, SUNG-CHAN; OH, WEON-SIK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022801/0029 →