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Ferroelectric liquid crystal devices

  • US 6,075,583 A
  • Filed: 02/27/1997
  • Issued: 06/13/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A liquid crystal device comprising:

  • two spaced cell walls, each cell wall bearing electrode structures and treated on at least one facing surface with an alignment layer; and

    a layer of a smectic liquid crystal material enclosed between the cell walls wherein the liquid crystal material includes an amount of monomer which is subsequently at least partly polymerized into a polymer and said device exhibits a minimum in a response time verses voltage curve, wherein said amount of monomer lies in the range 0.01-2.0 wt. %.

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