Basic properties of cell fabricated by ion‐beam treatment for in‐plane switching LCD

Abstract We investigated the horizontal alignment properties such as surface morphology, pretilt angle, and polar and azimuthal anchoring energy of organic alignment material‐coated surface treated by ion beam. In this investigation the energy and incident angle of ion beam were changed. We also fabricated an in‐plane switching (IPS) cell by ion beam alignment. The results showed similar voltage‐transmittance characteristics to those of a rubbed cell and better dark state.