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Cholesteric liquid crystal and polymer dispersed liquid crystal display device utilizing the same

US5427828A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 20, 1993
Grant dateJun 27, 1995
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Expiry dateSep 20, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K2323/061
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A cholesteric liquid crystal compound having the following general formula (I), and a polymric cholesteric liquid crystal compound formd by polymerization thereof and a polymer dispersed liquid crystal display device having an improved contrast and driving voltage which is prepared by coating surfaces of two glass substrate plates with the above liquid crystal or the polymer liqui crystal formed by polymerization thereof in a thickness of 50-1000 .ANG., injecting a conventional nematic liquid crystal and a polymer gel precursor into a space formed between the two glass plates and subjecting them to the polymerization under ultraviolet light radiation are disclosed. ##STR1## wherein Y represents hydrogen, a hydrocarbon radical having one or more carbon atoms, and optionally containing one or more hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen, PA0 X represents a halogen atom, and PA0 n denotes an integer of one or more.

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