ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. An electro-optical device comprising:
- a body of fluid;
a lower conductor layer disposed below said body of fluid; and
a dielectric layer disposed between said body of fluid and said lower conductor layer, connected to said lower conductor layer, and supporting said body of fluid, said dielectric layer including a matrix of a dielectric material and a liquid crystal material disposed in said matrix and including liquid crystal molecules, said dielectric layer having a segment disposed adjacent to said body of fluid;
wherein when said segment of said dielectric layer is exposed to an electric field, said body of fluid undergoes electrowetting or dielectrophoresis mechanism and the orientation of said liquid crystal molecules that are disposed in said segment of said dielectric layer is changed.
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Abstract
An electro-optical device includes a body of fluid, a lower conductor layer disposed below the body of fluid, and a dielectric layer disposed between the body of fluid and the lower conductor layer, connected to the lower conductor layer and supporting the body of fluid. The dielectric layer includes a matrix and a liquid crystal material disposed in the matrix and including liquid crystal molecules. The dielectric layer has a segment disposed adjacent to the fluid. When the segment of the dielectric layer is exposed to an electric field, the body of fluid undergoes electrowetting or dielectrophoresis mechanism, and the orientation of the liquid crystal molecules that are disposed in the segment of the dielectric layer is changed.
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8 Claims
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1. An electro-optical device comprising:
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a body of fluid; a lower conductor layer disposed below said body of fluid; and a dielectric layer disposed between said body of fluid and said lower conductor layer, connected to said lower conductor layer, and supporting said body of fluid, said dielectric layer including a matrix of a dielectric material and a liquid crystal material disposed in said matrix and including liquid crystal molecules, said dielectric layer having a segment disposed adjacent to said body of fluid; wherein when said segment of said dielectric layer is exposed to an electric field, said body of fluid undergoes electrowetting or dielectrophoresis mechanism and the orientation of said liquid crystal molecules that are disposed in said segment of said dielectric layer is changed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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