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Matrix liquid-crystal display
Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
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Filing: 1991-09-04
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Granted: 1995-01-24
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Expires: 2011-09-04
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a matrix liquid-crystal display based on the principle of electrically controlled birefringence, having two plane-parallel outer plates, which, together with a frame, form a cell, integrated nonlinear elements for switching individual pixels on the outer plates, a nematic liquid-crystal mixture of negative dielectric anisotropy and high specific resistance which is located in the cell, electrode layers covered by alignment layers on the insides of the outer plates, and a tilt angle between the longitudinal axis of the molecules at the surface of the outer plates and the outer plates of from about 85 degrees to 95 degrees, in which the nematic liquid-crystal mixture contains at least one compound which contains a structural element of the formula 1, 2 or 3 <IMAGE> to the nematic liquid-crystal mixture it contains.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas Geelhaar
- 👤 Bernhard Rieger
- 👤 Volker Reiffenrath
- 👤 Ekkehard Bartmann
- 👤 David Coates
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-01 09:16
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K19/00; C09K19/04; C09K19/06; C09K19/34; C09K19/3441; C09K19/02; C09K19/0216; C09K19/08; C09K19/30; C09K19/3001; C09K19/3491; C09K19/3497; C09K19/3003; C09K2019/3027
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
An active liquid-crystal display based on the principle of electrically controlled birefringence, having two plane-parallel outer plates, which, together with a frame, form a cell, integrated nonlinear elements for switching individual pixels on the outer plates, a nematic liquid-crystal mixture of negative dielectric anisotropy and high specific resistance which is located in the cell, electrode layers covered by alignment layers on the insides of the outer plates, and a tilt angle between the longitudinal axis of the molecules at the surface of the outer plates and the outer plates of from about 85° to 95 °, wherein the nematic liquid-crystal mixture has a birefringence (Δn) between 0.04 and 0. 10 and a dielectric anisotropy of -0.5 to -5.0 and contains at least one compound of formula I ##STR22## in which R 1 and R 2 are each independently of one another, an alkyl or alkenyl radical having up to 16 carbon atoms, it being possible for one or two CH 2 groups in these radicals to be replaced by --O-- or --S--, Q is 0 or CH 2 , m is 1 or 2 and n is 0 or 1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
190 words
An active liquid-crystal display based on the principle of electrically controlled birefringence, having two plane-parallel outer plates, which, together with a frame, form a cell, integrated nonlinear elements for switching individual pixels on the outer plates, a nematic liquid-crystal mixture of negative dielectric anisotropy and high specific resistance which is located in the cell, electrode layers covered by alignment layers on the insides of the outer plates, and a tilt angle between the longitudinal axis of the molecules at the surface of the outer plates and the outer plates of from about 85° to 95 °, wherein the nematic liquid-crystal mixture has a birefringence (Δn) between 0.04 and 0. 10 and a dielectric anisotropy of -0.5 to -5.0 and contains at least one compound of formula I ##STR22## in which R 1 and R 2 are each independently of one another, an alkyl or alkenyl radical having up to 16 carbon atoms, it being possible for one or two CH 2 groups in these radicals to be replaced by --O-- or --S--, Q is 0 or CH 2 , m is 1 or 2 and n is 0 or 1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A display according to claim 1, wherein the liquid-crystal mixture has a nematic phase range of at least 60 K and a maximum viscosity of 30 mPa.s at 20° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A display according to claim 1, wherein the dielectric constant ε is greater than or equal to 3.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
96 words
A display according to claim 1, wherein the liquid-crystal mixtures contain, in addition to the compounds of formulae I, at least one compound of the formula III ##STR23## in which R 1 and R 2 are each, independently of one another, an alkyl or alkenyl radical having up to 16 carbon atoms, it being possible for one or two CH 2 groups in these radicals to be replaced by --O-- or --S--, ##STR24## q is 0, 1 or 2, it being possible for the rings ##STR25## to be identical or different in the case where q=2.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A display according to claim 1, wherein the liquid-crystal mixture contains at least 5% of compounds of formula I.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A display according to claim 4, wherein the liquid-crystal mixture contains at least one compound of the formula IIIa ##STR26##
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A display according to claim 6, wherein the liquid-crystal mixture contains 2 to 10 compounds of formula IIIa.
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