Liquid crystal device
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal device, comprising a pair of oppositely disposed substrates including a first substrate-having a uniaxial alignment characteristic and a second substrate having a non-uniaxial alignment characteristic and a liquid crystal disposed between the first and second substrates, whereinsaid first and second substrates have surface potentials of an identical polarity and providing a difference therebetween of less than 50 mV in terms of an absolute value at their liquid crystal-contacting surfaces.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal device is constituted by a pair of oppositely disposed substrates including a first substrate having a uniaxial alignment characteristic and a second substrate having a non-uniaxial alignment characteristic and a liquid crystal disposed between the first and second substrates. The first and second substrates are controlled to have surface potentials providing a difference therebetween of less than 50 mV in terms of an absolute value at their liquid crystal-contacting surfaces. As a result, the liquid crystal device is provided with an improved symmetry of switching threshold while retaining a good liquid crystal alignment characteristic.
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57 Claims
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1. A liquid crystal device, comprising a pair of oppositely disposed substrates including a first substrate-having a uniaxial alignment characteristic and a second substrate having a non-uniaxial alignment characteristic and a liquid crystal disposed between the first and second substrates, wherein
said first and second substrates have surface potentials of an identical polarity and providing a difference therebetween of less than 50 mV in terms of an absolute value at their liquid crystal-contacting surfaces.
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35. A liquid crystal device, comprising a pair of oppositely disposed substrates including a first substrate having a uniaxial alignment characteristic and a second substrate having a non-uniaxial alignment characteristic and a liquid crystal disposed between tie first and second substrates, wherein
said first and second substrates have surface potentials of an identical polarity at their liquid crystal, contacting surfaces.
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38. A wherein said film provided to the second substrate 36, where said film provided to the second substrate comprises a matrix and fine particles dispersed within the matrix.
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48. A liquid crystal device, comprising a pair of oppositely disposed substrates including a first substrate having a uniaxial alignment characteristic and a second substrate having a non-uniaxial alignment characteristic and a liquid crystal disposed between the first and second substrates, wherein
said second substrate having a non-uniaxial alignment characteristic is provided with a film having a volume resistivity in the range of 104 -108 ohm.cm.
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