Fast vertical alignment mode with continuous multi-domains for a liquid crystal display.

Advanced Patterned Vertical Aligned Nematic Mode to Elevate Transmittance

This paper presents an advanced patterned vertical aligned nematic liquid crystal (APVA) mode as a way of improving the transmittance of the conventional patterned, vertically-aligned nematic liquid crystal (PVA) mode. The APVA was characterized by multi-electrodes, which play an important role in generating a horizontal electric field that prevents LC disclination in the vicinity of the middle...

Directed Vertical Alignment Liquid Crystal Display with Fast Switching

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We propose an advanced patterned vertical alignment (PVA) mode with a fast response time through double ultraviolet (UV) exposure to UV curable reactive mesogen (RM) mixed in alignment layer. The double step UV exposures using a photomask divide an active pixel region into two regions with a modified pretilt region and a high elastics deformation energy one.

High Contrast and Fast Response Polarization- Independent Reflective Display Using a Dye-Doped Dual-Frequency Liquid Crystal Gel

We have developed a new guest-host reflective display using a dye-doped dualfrequency liquid crystal (DFLC) gel. By combining dye absorption and maximal light scattering, the display is polarization independent and exhibits a high contrast ( 230:1). The high reflectivity (R 50%) is because of the vertical aligned structure at 0 Vrms. The fast response time ( 5 ms) is also fast due to the freque...

Comparison of Friction Characteristics on TN and VA Mode Alignment Films with Friction Force Microscopy

Using frictional force microscopy (FFM), the friction surface characteristics were compared between twisted nematic (TN) mode and vertical alignment (VA) mode alignment films (AFs). The friction asymmetry was detected depending on temperature conditions on TN mode AF, but not on VA mode AF. The difference between two modes was explained by leaning intermolecular repulsion caused by the pre-tilt...