Authors

Y. Chen; J. Yan; J. Sun; S. T. Wu; X. Liang; S. H. Liu; P. J. Hsieh; K. L. Cheng;J. W. Shiu

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Appl. Phys. Lett.

Keywords

DISPLAYS; Physics, Applied

Abstract

A polymer-stabilized blue-phase liquid crystal (BPLC) with microsecond response time is demonstrated using a vertical field switching cell. The measured decay time is 39 mu s at room temperature (21 degrees C) and then decreases to 9.6 mu s at 44.3 degrees C. Such a response time is 1-2 orders of magnitude faster than that of a typical BPLC device. The responsible physical mechanisms are the collective effects of short pitch length, strong polymer network, and low viscosity through temperature effect. The on-state voltage of our BPLC device is 44.2 V, hysteresis is below 0.7%, and contrast ratio is over 1300:1.

Journal Title

Applied Physics Letters

Volume

99

Issue/Number

20

Publication Date

1-1-2011

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

3

WOS Identifier

WOS:000297786500005

ISSN

0003-6951

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