Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-functional monomer including a heat-curable functional group as well as a typical photoreactive group. In the multi-functional monomer, the photoreactive group is not chained to a main chain of a polymer. Thus, since it is possible to perform desirable alignment treatment even though polarized UV is radiated for a short time, the production time and the production cost are reduced and alignment regulating force of liquid crystals is increased, thereby increasing a dichroic ratio.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for forming a liquid crystal alignment film, which comprises a photoreactive polymer including a multicyclic compound having a photoreactive group on a main chain thereof. The present invention also provides a liquid crystal alignment film produced using the composition, and a liquid crystal display including the liquid crystal alignment film. The photoreactive polymer including the multicyclic compound on the main chain thereof has a high glass transition temperature, thus thermal stability is excellent. Since lattice vacancy is relatively large, the photoreactive group is capable of moving relatively freely in the main chain of the polymer, thus it is possible to improve a slow photoreaction rate, which is considered a disadvantage of a conventional polymer material.

Abstract: Provided are a photoreactive compound represented by formula (1), a liquid crystal alignment layer using the compound, a method of manufacturing the alignment layer, and a liquid crystal display device including the alignment layer: where n is an integer of 20-1000; m is an integer of 1-5; and R is a hydrogen atom, CN, a C1-C5 alkyloxy group, a halogen atom, or a maleimide group.

Abstract: Disclosed is polyimide of the following Formula 1, a polyamic acid which is a precursor of the polyimide, and a method for preparing thereof. In Formula 1, R is a tetravalent organic group, and n is an integer of 1 to 1000. A liquid crystal alignment layer which contains the polyimide according to the present invention has excellent thermal stability, no residual images, and excellent alignment of liquid crystals.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing a liquid crystal aligning layer, a liquid crystal aligning layer produced using the same, and a liquid crystal display including the liquid crystal aligning layer. In the liquid crystal aligning layer that is produced using the method, ultraviolet rays are radiated on movable chains of a polyamic acid polymer while the polyamic acid polymer is not imidized to perform alignment, and heat treatment is then performed to conduct imidization. Thus, thermal stability is excellent, residual images are not formed, and alignment of liquid crystals is excellent.