LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT AGENT, LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND PHASE DIFFERENCE FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid crystal alignment agent that provides a liquid crystal display device having good afterimage characteristics and reliability.SOLUTION: A compound (X) having a silicon-silicon bond is made contained in a liquid crystal alignment agent. Examples of the compound (X) include a compound having a partial structure represented by the following formula (1), where Rand Rare each independently a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group; "*" represents a coupling hand; at least one of the two "*"s is bonded to a silicon atom.SELECTED DRAWING: None