Thresholdless antiferroelectricity in liquid crystals and its application to displays

被引:184
作者
Inui, S
Iimura, N
Suzuki, T
Iwane, H
Miyachi, K
Takanishi, Y
Fukuda, A
机构
[1] TOKYO INST TECHNOL,DEPT ORGAN & POLYMER MAT,MEGURO KU,TOKYO 152,JAPAN
[2] MITSUBISHI CHEM CORP,TSUKUBA RES CTR,INASHIKI,IBARAKI 30003,JAPAN
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10.1039/jm9960600671
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
By diminishing the energy barrier between SC*(A) and SC*, antiferroelectricity has become thresholdless in a three-component mixture. It shows V-shaped switching, realizing attractive display characteristics: extremely wide viewing angle with very large contrast ratio, high speed response and ideal analogue grey scale with no hysteresis. A simplified model of the phase with this property is presented.
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页码:671 / 673
页数:3
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