Vertical alignment nematic liquid crystal cell controlled by double-side in-plane switching with positive dielectric anisotropy liquid crystal

Autor: Jae Chang Kim, Ki-Han Kim, Tae-Hoon Yoon, Hun Ki Shin
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Physics. 104:084515
ISSN: 1089-7550
0021-8979
DOI: 10.1063/1.3005878
Popis: We propose a vertical alignment liquid crystal cell controlled by double-side in-plane switching with a positive dielectric anisotropy liquid crystal material. In this structure, the pixel electrodes are interdigital electrodes, which are deposited on the bottom and top substrates parallel to each other. In the voltage-off state, the liquid crystal molecules are vertically aligned under the crossed polarizers; hence the cell appears to be dark. When an in-plane field is applied, the liquid crystal molecules tilt down to the left or right along the field direction, which is at 45° with respect to the input polarizer, giving rise to maximum transmission of the incident light. We fabricated the proposed cells, which show higher transmittance and lower driving voltage compared with the conventional vertical alignment configuration with a positive dielectric anisotropy liquid crystal. The improved electro-optical properties are due to the stronger in-plane field compared with the configuration having one-side ...
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