Liquid crystal alignment on ion-beam irradiated bismuth-doped tin oxide films and their application to liquid crystal displays

Zinc oxide doping graphene oxide composites by brush coating for uniformly one-side formation thin films

“…Combinations with GO have been hitherto investigated for antibacterial activity [20] and anticorrosion properties [21]; additionally, GO has demonstrated promise for energy storage devices owing to its high surface area, electrical conductivity, and electrochemical properties. In particular, combining GO with ZnO in a composite has attracted signi cant interest owing to the potential synergistic effects derived from their unique properties [22][23][24]. These composites show promise as high-performance materials for energy harvesting [22], photocatalysis [23], and sensing applications.…”

A solution-derived bismuth aluminum gallium tin oxide film constructed by a brush coating method for spontaneous liquid crystal alignment

“…As mentioned above, the brush coating process produces oriented structures from the shear during the solution deposition process; hence, we expect that this method can also guarantee a high throughput. Bismuth aluminum gallium tin oxide (BiAlGaSnO) was adopted because of the good EO properties of its components 27–30 and was produced via the sol–gel process before being used for the alignment layer owing to the high EO properties of the components. The LC alignment state on the BiAlGaSnO film was investigated by polarized optical microscopy (POM) and pretilt angle analysis.…”

Shear Induced TiO2 Nano Structure Using Brush-Coating for Liquid Crystal Alignment

“…LC devices can be successfully operated under the condition of uniform LC alignment, which is the core technology for uniform and high quality electro-optical performance [20]. Various alignment techniques, including the rubbing process [21], ultraviolet photo-alignment technique [22], nanoimprint lithography [23], and ion beam irradiation [24], have been developed for uniform LC alignment. Although these methods have several advantages, such as high quality and desirable performance, these techniques suffer from limitations, such as the generation of contaminant debris and the limitation of a large-area process with high cost.…”