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Measuring method and device for liquid crystal viscosity coefficient

US7389677B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 5, 2004
Grant dateJun 24, 2008
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2011/0073
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a measuring method for determining values of viscosity coefficients of a liquid crystal by fitting Ericksen-Leslie theoretical values to measured response characteristics, in the first step, ON response characteristics of a liquid crystal cell 10 with homogeneous alignment are initially measured, and a value of a rotational viscosity coefficient γ1 is determined from the measured ON response characteristics. Then, in the second step, OFF response characteristics are measured, and values of Miesovicz shear viscosity coefficients η1 and η2 are determined from the measured OFF response characteristics. In the calculation in the first step, the viscosity coefficients other than γ1 are assigned general values. In the calculation in the second step, γ1 is assigned the value determined in the first step.

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