Abstract:
A colored composition for use in electrowetting displays includes a non-polar solvent and a dipyrromethene dye having a solubility in n-hexane of 1% by mass or higher at 25° C. and 0.1 MPa. In a particular embodiment, an electrowetting display device that employs the colored composition exhibits increased responsiveness, and exhibits suppressed backflow at the time of image display.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an electrophoretic composition including a dye, a non-water-soluble dispersion medium, and charged particles, wherein the dye includes in a molecule thereof at least two color forming moieties including a first color forming moiety and a second color forming moiety, the first color forming moiety having a maximum absorption wavelength that is the shortest maximum absorption wavelength among the at least two color forming moieties, the second color forming moiety having a maximum absorption wavelength that is the longest maximum absorption wavelength among the at least two color forming moieties, a difference between the maximum absorption wavelength of the first color forming moiety and the maximum absorption wavelength of the second color forming moiety being from 50 nm to 400 nm, and the first color forming moiety and the second color forming moiety being bonded through a covalent bond.
Abstract:
A colored composition includes: (A) a dye that is selected from the group consisting of a methine dye, an anthraquinone dye and an azomethine dye, and that is a mixture of stereoisomers; and (B) a non-polar solvent.
Abstract:
Provided are a protective sheet and a spectacle lens including at least one dye selected from the group consisting of a dye represented by Formula (1) and a dye represented by Formula (2), and application thereof. In Formula (1), R71 to R74 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or the like. In Formula (2), R21 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, or the like, R22 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, or the like, and at least one of R21 or R22 is an alkyl group having 4 or more carbon atoms. n represents 0 or 1, and m represents an integer of 1 to 5.
Abstract:
A colored composition includes: an azomethine pigment represented by the following Formula (1) and having a solubility in n-hexane of 1% by mass or more at 25° C. and 0.1 MPa; and a non-polar solvent: wherein, in Formula (1), Het1 represents a ring having no dissociable group and Ar represents an aromatic ring having no dissociable group or a saturated heterocycle having no dissociable group.
Abstract:
An electrowetting display device that includes a display member having: a first substrate, at least one surface of which is electroconductive, a second substrate disposed so as to face the electroconductive surface of the first substrate, a hydrophobic insulation film disposed at the side of the electroconductive surface of the first substrate, a non-electroconductive oil provided movably on the hydrophobic insulation film and containing a nonpolar solvent and a porphyrin dye represented by Formula (1), and an electroconductive hydrophilic liquid that contacts the oil. In Formula (I), A1 to A4: N or —C(R1)═; M: metal atom, metal oxide, metal hydroxide, metal halogenide or 2H; R: C4-30 alkyl; X: single bond, O, S or —N(R2)—; R1: H, alkyl, aryl or —X11—R11; R2: H, alkyl or aryl; R11: C4-30 alkyl; X11: single bond, O, S or —N(R12)—; R12: H, alkyl or aryl; and n: 1-8.
Abstract:
The electrowetting display apparatus includes a display unit including: a first substrate at least one surface of which is electroconductive; a second substrate disposed to face the electroconductive surface of the first substrate; a hydrophobic insulation film disposed on the electroconductive surface side of the first substrate; a non-electroconductive oil which is provided between the hydrophobic insulation film and second substrate movably on the hydrophobic insulation film and includes a non-polar solvent and an azamethine-based colorant containing two colorant mother nuclei bonded via a linking group represented by ═N—; and an electroconductive hydrophilic liquid provided between the hydrophobic insulation film and second substrate to contact the oil; in which an image is displayed by applying a voltage between the hydrophilic liquid and the electroconductive surface of first substrate and changing the shape of interface between the oil and hydrophilic liquid.
Abstract:
A colored composition including a non-polar solvent and a methine dye represented by the following Formula (1) and having a solubility in n-hexane of 1% by mass or higher at 25° C. and 0.1 MPa: wherein, in Formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, —COOR11, or —CONR11R12; Ar represents an aromatic ring; each of R9 and R10 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; each of R11 and R12 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group, and R11 and R12 may be linked to each other to form a 5-membered, 6-membered, or 7-membered ring; n represents an integer from 0 to 2; and none of R1, R9, R10 and Ar has a dissociable group different from NH.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a dye composition for electrowetting display, the method including a processing step of processing a mixture liquid containing a nonpolar solvent and a dye, using an ion exchange resin, to obtain a dye composition for electrowetting display.
Abstract:
An electrowetting display device that includes a display member having: a first substrate in which at least one surface has conductivity, a second substrate which is disposed to face the conductive surface of the first substrate, a hydrophobic insulating film which is provided on the conductive surface of the first substrate, an oil, which is non-conductive, provided between the hydrophobic insulating film and the second substrate so as to be movable on the hydrophobic insulating film, and containing a nonpolar solvent and a methine dye including two dye mother nuclei that are linked through a linking group having a methine unsaturated chain, and a hydrophilic liquid which is conductive, provided between the hydrophobic insulating film and the second substrate so as to be in contact with the oil.