Abbreviated Journal Title
Appl. Phys. Lett.
Keywords
ORIENTATION; Physics, Applied
Abstract
A simple method for achieving high-contrast vertical alignment of lateral difluoro-terphenyl liquid crystals using buffed polyimide substrates is demonstrated. By doping a positive, nonpolar or negative dielectric anisotropic compound or mixture to the host terphenyl liquid crystals, an excellent vertical alignment is obtained. This alignment is stable throughout the entire nematic range. The selected dopants not only improve the contrast ratio but enhance the figure-of-merit of the host terphenyl mixture as well. This alignment method is particularly useful for high-contrast liquid crystal televisions.
Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
87
Issue/Number
19
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Document Type
Article
DOI Link
Language
English
First Page
3
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0003-6951
Recommended Citation
Wen, Chien-Hui; Gauza, Sebastian; and Wu, Shin-Tson, "High-contrast vertical alignment of lateral difluoro-terphenyl liquid crystals" (2005). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 4642.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/4642
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