Liquid Crystal Display Device and Method for Manufacturing the Same

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, the method comprising:

• forming a first lower alignment layer on an upper surface of a first substrate;
• forming a first upper alignment layer on a lower surface of a second substrate spaced apart from and opposite to the first substrate;
• forming a second lower alignment layer on either or both of an upper surface of the first lower alignment layer or a lower surface of the first upper alignment layer, the second lower alignment layer formed in an array;
• sealing the first substrate and the second substrate;
• injecting a mixture including a liquid crystal and one or more of monomers between the first substrate and the second substrate;
• and
• forming a polymer barrier between the second lower alignment layer and the second upper alignment layer from the injected one or more monomers, the polymer barrier formed on the array of the second alignment layer.

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• a first lower alignment layer;
• a first upper alignment layer parallel to the first alignment layer;
• a polymer barrier orthogonal to the first upper alignment layer and to the first lower alignment layer, the polymer barrier including a first end proximate to the first upper alignment layer and a second end proximate to the first lower alignment layer, the polymer barrier formed in an array;
• and
• a first adhesive layer formed in the array of the polymer barrier between the polymer barrier and at least one of the first lower alignment layer and first upper alignment layer.

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, the method comprising:

• forming a first upper alignment layer on an upper surface of a first substrate;
• forming a first lower alignment layer on an lower surface of a second substrate spaced apart from and opposite to the first substrate;
• forming an adhesive layer on at least one of the first upper alignment layer and the first lower alignment layer, the adhesive layer formed in an array;
• injecting a mixture including a liquid crystal and one or more of monomers between the first substrate and the second substrate;
• and
• forming a polymer barrier in the array between the adhesive layer and at least one of the first lower alignment layer and the first upper alignment layer.