Abstract:
A liquid crystal element comprising a pair of transparent substrates, a liquid crystal layer which fills in between the pair of substrates and can form a chiral smectic C phase in homeotropic orientation, and an electrode which generates, at least, an electric field (parallel electric field) in directions parallel to a principal face of the substrate for the liquid crystal layer is provided, wherein the liquid crystal layer comprises, at least, a chiral compound of the following general formula (1-I) or a chiral compound of the following general formula (2-I) and a chiral compound of the following general formula (2-II) in a base liquid crystal material which can provide a phase sequence of an isotropic liquid phase, a nematic phase, a smectic A phase and a smectic C phase from a higher temperature side, wherein R 1 , A 2 , Z 1 , Z 2 , m and l in formula (1- I), X, R 1 , R 2 , and * in formula (2-I), and X, R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and * in formula (2-II) are defined in the specification.
Abstract:
An electrochromic compound, represented by the following general formula (I): where X 1 to X 4 are each a substituent represented by the following general formula (II), an alkyl group that may contain a functional group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group that may contain a functional group, or a hydrogen atom, and at least two selected from X1 to X4 are the substituents represented by the general formula (II): where R 1 to R 8 are each independently a hydrogen atom, or a monovalent group that may contain a substituent; B is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent group that may contain a functional group; A- is a monovalent anion; and m is any of 0 to 3, and R 1 to R 8 , B, and m may each independently be different when a plurality of the substituents represented by the general formula (II) are present.
Abstract:
To provide an electrochromic element, which contains: a first electrode; a second electrode; and an electrolyte provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first electrode contains a polymer product obtained through polymerization of an electrochromic composition where the electrochromic composition contains a radical polymerizable compound containing triarylamine.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an electrochromic display element, including a display substrate, a display electrode, an electrochromic layer, an opposed electrode, and an opposed substrate, wherein the electrochromic layer is formed on the display electrode, a liquid crystal composition that includes a low- molecular liquid crystal and an ionic liquid is present between the display electrode and the opposed electrode, and the ionic liquid includes a tetracyanoboric acid ion and/or tris(pentafluoroethyl)trifluorophosphoric acid ion as an anionic component.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an electrochromic device that has a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer provided to oppose the first electrode layer, an electrochromic layer provided between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and an electrolyte filling a predetermined region between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, wherein a through-hole is formed on at least one layer of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer and wherein a supporter is provided on only either one side of an outside of the first electrode layer and an outside of the second electrode layer.
Abstract:
An electrochromic element includes first and second display electrodes arranged at intervals and opposed to each other, at least one of the first and second display electrodes being transparent; an electrolyte provided between the first and second display electrodes; a first electrochromic layer including at least one of an oxidized electrochromic compound and an oxidized electrochromic composition, and contacting the first display electrode and the electrolyte; a second electrochromic layer including at least one of a reduced electrochromic compound and a reduced electrochromic composition, and contacting the second display electrode and the electrolyte; third and fourth auxiliary electrodes contacting the electrolyte; a reduction layer provided on the third auxiliary electrode and including a reductant of a first material; and an oxidation layer provided on the fourth auxiliary electrode and including an oxidant of a second material. The first and second materials can be oxidized and reduced reversibly.
Abstract:
To provide an electrochromic compound, represented by the following general formula (I), where Ar 1 is a pyridinium ring having a structure represented by the following general formula (IIa), (IIb), or (IIc), where Ar 2 is a monovalent heterocyclic ring which may have a substituent, but Ar 2 is not a pyridinium ring; R 1 to R 8 are each independently a monovalent group which may have a functional group, where the monovalent group may have a substituent; A is a monovalent group which may have a functional group, where the monovalent group may have a substituent; and B - is a monovalent anion.
Abstract:
To provide an electrochromic compound, represented by the following general formula (I): General Formula (I) where X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , X 5 , X 6 , X 7 and X 8 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent; R 1 and R 2 are each independently a monovalent substituent; A- and B- are each independently a monovalent anion; and Y is represented by the following general formula (II) or (III): General Formula (II) General Formula (III) where X 9 , X 10 , X 11 , X 12 , X 13 , X 14 , X 15 , X 16 , X 17 , and X 18 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent.
Abstract:
An electro-chromic display element, and a display apparatus and a driving method using the same are provided. The electro-chromic display element includes at least a display substrate 1b; a display electrode 1 provided on the display substrate 1b; an electro-chromic layer 3 provided on the display electrode 1; an opposing substrate 2b; multiple opposing electrodes 2 which are provided on the opposing substrate 2b and which are arranged to oppose the display electrode 1; and an electrolytic layer 4 provided such that it is placed between the display electrode 1 and the multiple opposing electrodes 2. The electro-chromic display element further includes an erasing electrode 5, which is a third electrode which is placed between the display electrode 1 and the multiple opposing electrodes 2 and which is arranged such that the electro-chromic layer 3 is placed between the third electrode and the display electrode 1.