Ultra fast response, multistable reflective cholesteric liquid crystal displays
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1. A liquid crystal cell structure comprising:
- a first solid substrate having a first inner surface coated with a first conductive layer;
a second solid substrate having a second inner surface coated with a second conductive layer; and
a substantially indefinite zero field multistable cholesteric liquid crystal mix located in a space between the first inner surface of the first solid substrate and the second inner surface of the second solid substrate, the liquid crystal mix comprising a surface active agent;
a plurality of liquid crystals; and
at least one twist agent forming multiple cholesteric domains;
wherein each of the multiple cholesteric domains is a visible or near-visible reflective unit;
wherein an orientation of each of the multiple cholesteric domains can be changed by application of a voltage pulse;
liquid crystal mix is below about 150 milliseconds.
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Abstract
Surfactant-containing multistable cholesteric liquid crystal displays exhibit ultra fast response times with both video speed and gray scale capability.
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40 Claims
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1. A liquid crystal cell structure comprising:
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a first solid substrate having a first inner surface coated with a first conductive layer; a second solid substrate having a second inner surface coated with a second conductive layer; and a substantially indefinite zero field multistable cholesteric liquid crystal mix located in a space between the first inner surface of the first solid substrate and the second inner surface of the second solid substrate, the liquid crystal mix comprising a surface active agent;
a plurality of liquid crystals; and
at least one twist agent forming multiple cholesteric domains;
wherein each of the multiple cholesteric domains is a visible or near-visible reflective unit;
wherein an orientation of each of the multiple cholesteric domains can be changed by application of a voltage pulse;
liquid crystal mix is below about 150 milliseconds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A liquid crystal cell structure comprising:
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a first solid substrate having a first inner surface coated with a first conductive layer; a second solid substrate having a second inner surface coated with a second conductive layer; and a substantially indefinite zero field multistable cholesteric liquid crystal mix located in a space between the first inner surface of the first solid substrate and the second inner surface of the second solid substrate, the liquid mix being substantially free of polymer additive, and the liquid crystal mix comprising a non-ionic surface active agent;
plurality of liquid crystals; and
at least one twist agent forming multiple cholesteric domains;
wherein each of the multiple cholesteric domains is a visible or near-visible reflective unit; and
wherein relaxation time of the liquid crystal mix is below about 150 milliseconds. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A liquid crystal cell structure comprising:
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a first solid substrate having a first inner surface coated with a first coating comprising a first conductive layer; a second solid substrate having a second inner surface coated with a second coating comprising a second conductive layer; and a substantially indefinite zero field multistable cholesteric liquid crystal mix located in a space between the first inner surface of the first solid substrate and the second inner surface of the second solid substrate, the liquid mix being substantially free of polymer additive, and the liquid crystal mix comprising a non-ionic surface active agent in a range of from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the liquid crystal mix;
a plurality of liquid crystals; and
at least one twist agent forming multiple cholesteric domains;
wherein each of the multiple cholesteric domains is a visible or near-visible reflective unit;
wherein an orientation of each of the multiple cholesteric domains can be changed by application of a voltage pulse;
wherein the orientation of each of the multiple cholesteric domains is substantially free of interactions among the multiple cholesteric domains and also substantially free of interaction among the multiple cholesteric domains and the first and second solid substrates to yield zero field multistability; and
wherein relaxation time of the liquid crystal mix is below about 150 microseconds. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A method of forming a display in a light modulation device comprising:
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providing a cholesteric liquid crystal cell structure having a liquid crystal mix substantially free of polymer additive, having a surface active agent, reflecting light in a visible or near visible region, having a relaxation time of less than about 150 milliseconds, and capable of exhibiting substantially indefinite zero field multistable behavior; and applying a driving voltage across the liquid crystal material to change a domain orientation of the liquid crystal material at a speed, wherein the driving voltage is a function of the width of a voltage pulse. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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