摘要:
A liquid crystal composition includes (1) an anti-ferroelectric liquid crystal compound of formula (1) and (2) a ferrielectric liquid crystal compound or racemic compound thereof. The composition ratio of (1) to (2) is in the range extending from a value which extends from within 5 mol % of the boundary compositional ratio on the anti-ferroelectric phase side and to within 25 mol % of the boundary compositional ratio on the ferrielectric phase side. The boundary compositional ratio is obtained on the basis of a liquid crystal phase diagram prepared on the basis of conoscopic image observations obtained by changing the mixing ratio of (1) and (2). The liquid crystal composition has the following properties: (b) an optical response in a positive voltage region and a negative voltage region and free or substantially free of hysteresis; and (c) excellent alignment stability. The liquid crystal composition is substantially free from sticking, is excellent in alignment and alignment stability and exhibits a V-letter-shaped optical response so that it can be used in a highly reliable active matrix liquid crystal display device.
摘要:
An anti-ferroelectric liquid crystal composition consisting essentially of an anti-ferroelectric liquid crystal (A) and a ferrielectric liquid crystal (B) shows a low threshold voltage so that the driving voltage can be decreased, and the composition can give a liquid crystal display device utilizing a fast response time or switching among tristabile states, a distinct threshold voltage characteristic and excellent memory performance.
摘要:
An optically active compound of the general formula (1), wherein n is an integer of 4 to 8, X is -Ph-COO-Ph-Ph-, -Ph-Ph-COO-Ph-, -Ph-OC-Ph-Ph-, -Ph-Ph-OC-Ph-, -Ph-Ph-Ph-, -Cy-COO-Ph-Ph-, -Ph-Ph-OC-Cy-, -Ph-OC-Ph-COO-Ph-, -Ph-OC-Cy-COO-Ph-, -Ph-OC-Np-COO-Ph-, -Np-OC-Ph- or -Ph-COO-Np- in which -Ph- is a 1,4-phenylene group, -Cy- is a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group and -Np- is a 2,6-naphthylene group, and C* is an asymmetric carbon, and a nematic liquid crystal composition containing the above optically active compound. According to the present invention, there is provided a nematic liquid crystal composition containing the optically active compound having a helical twisting power (HTP) of 10 or more and giving a chiral dopant for a nematic liquid crystal, which chiral dopant has a property that the pitch of its induced helix decreases in length with an increase in temperature.
摘要:
An optically active compound of the following general formula (1), wherein A is —C≡C— or —COO—, each of R1 and R2 is independently CnH2n+1—, (C2H5)2CHCH2C*H(CH3)OOC—, CmH2m+1C*H(CH3)OOC— or C6H5C*H(CH3)OOC— in which n is an integer of 2 to 5, m is an integer of 5 to 9, C6H5— is phenyl group, and C* is an asymmetric carbon, provided that there is no case where R1 and R2 are together CnH2n+1— or C6H5C*H(CH3)OOC— and that when both R1 and R2 are CmH2m+1C*H(CH3)OOC—, m in CmH2m+1C*H(CH3)OOC— represented by R1 and m in CmH2m+1C*H(CH3)OOC— represented by R2 may be different integers. The optically active compound of the present invention is excellently valuable as a chiral dopant since it has properties that its helical twisting power (HTP) is at least 9, that a helical pitch induced decreases with an increase in temperature and further that its birefringence (&Dgr;n) is large.
摘要翻译:下列通式(1)的光学活性化合物,其中A为-C = C-或-COO-,R1和R2各自独立地为C n H 2n + 1,(C 2 H 5)2 CHCH 2 C * H(CH 3)OOC-, CmH2m + 1C * H(CH3)OOC-或C6H5C * H(CH3)OOC-,其中n为2〜5的整数,m为5〜9的整数,C6H5-为苯基,C *为 只要不存在R 1和R 2一起为C n H 2n + 1或C 6 H 5 C * H(CH 3)OOC-的情况,并且当R 1和R 2均为C m H 2m + 1C * H(CH 3)OOC-时,m C m H 2 m 由R1表示的+ 1C * H(CH3)OOC-,R2表示的CmH2m + 1C * H(CH3)OOC-中的m可以是不同的整数。本发明的光学活性化合物作为手性掺杂剂是非常有价值的,因为它 具有其螺旋扭转功率(HTP)至少为9的性质,螺旋桨距诱导随着温度的升高而降低,并且进一步其双折射(Deltan)大。
摘要:
An optically active compound of the general formula (1) useful as a chiral dopant, and use thereof for a liquid crystal composition, the above optically active compound having a remarkably large helical twisting power (HTP) of as large as 50 or more and having a property that the helical pitch induced decreases in length with an increase in temperature, so that the optically active compound has an excellent value as a chiral dopant for a nematic liquid crystal.
摘要:
An optically active compound containing 5,5′,6,6′,7,7′,8,8′-octahydro-1,1′-bi-2-naphthol of the general formula (1) as an asymmetric source, wherein n is an integer of 1 to 10, Y is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, a phenyl group substituted with an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a phenyl group substituted with an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, X is a single bond (—), —OOC— or —OCH2—, and each of A and B is a substituent formed by specifically combining rings selected from cyclohexane, benzene, pyrimidine, naphthalene, dioxane, etc., including mutual bonding forms of rings so that the substituent has 1 to 4 rings, the optically active compound characteristically having a large helical twisting power (HTP) of 50 or more and being useful as a chiaral dopant, the chiral dopant being capable of adjusting a helical pitch when only added in a small amount, so that the deterioration of performances of a base liquid crystal can be prevented.
摘要:
A ferrielectric liquid crystal compound of the general formula (1), ##STR1## wherein R is a linear alkyl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, either each of X and Y is a hydrogen atom or one of X and Y is a hydrogen atom and the other is a fluorine atom, m is an integer of 1 to 2, n is 1 and C* is an asymmetric carbon. The above liquid crystal compound shows a ferrielectric phase in a wide temperature range and exhibits a fast response in spite of its small spontaneous polarization, and it is therefore remarkably useful for an active-matrix liquid crystal display device.
摘要:
A method for driving an antiferroelectric liquid crystal cell suitable for a simple-matrix display, "utilizing" third state .fwdarw.uniform state and "uniform state.fwdarw.third state" switchings, in which the uniform state to third state switching is done within a memory time of uniform to third state switching. The uniform states are employed as the light and dark states.
摘要:
Antiferroelectric liquid crystal composition comprising at least one of antiferroelectric liquid crystal substances, and at least one of optically active substances.
摘要:
A ferrielectric liquid crystal compound of the following general formula (1), ##STR1## wherein R is a linear alkyl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms; X is a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom; m and n are the same or different from each other, each being an integer of 1 to 3; and C* is an asymmetric carbon atom,the ferrielectric liquid crystal compound being remarkably valuable as a raw material for a liquid crystal display device since it shows a ferrielectric phase in a broad temperature range and shows a high-speed response in spite of its small spontaneous polarization.
摘要翻译:一种下述通式(1)的电介质液晶化合物,其中R是具有6至12个碳原子的直链烷基; X是氢原子或氟原子; m和n彼此相同或不同,各自为1至3的整数; C *是不对称碳原子,作为液晶显示装置的原料,电介质液晶化合物显示出广泛的温度范围内的电介质相,并且尽管呈现高速响应 自发极化