Liquid crystal device and liquid crystal apparatus
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal device, comprising:
- a pair of first and second electrode plates and a liquid crystal composition disposed between the electrode plates, wherein the first electrode plate comprises a light-transmissive substrate, a plurality of electrodes including principal electrodes and auxiliary electrodes supported on the light-transmissive substrate, and an insulating layer;
each auxiliary electrode being disposed between an associated principal electrode and the light-transmissive substrate so as to be electrically connected with at least a part of the associated principal electrode, and the auxiliary electrodes being disposed with spacings therebetween which are filled with the insulating layer, and the second electrode plate comprises a light-transmissive substrate, a color filter disposed on the light-transmissive substrate, a flattening layer disposed on the color filter, and a plurality of electrodes including principal electrodes and auxiliary electrodes disposed on the flattening layer;
each auxiliary electrode being disposed between an associated principal electrode and the flattening layer so as to be electrically connected with at least a part of the associated principal electrode, and each principal electrode contacting the flattening layer at a spacing between an associated auxiliary electrode and an adjacent auxiliary electrode.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal device is constituted by a pair of electrode plates and a liquid crystal composition disposed between the electrode plates. At least one of the electrode plates comprises a light-transmissive substrate, a plurality of electrodes including principal electrodes and auxiliary electrodes supported on the light-transmissive substrate, and an insulating layer. Each auxiliary electrode is disposed between an associated principal electrode and the light-transmissive substrate so as to be electrically connected with at least a part of the associated principal electrode, and the auxiliary electrodes being disposed with spacings therebetween which are filled with the insulating layer. The liquid crystal composition comprises at least one species of a fluorine-containing mesomorphic compound comprising a fluorocarbon terminal portion and a hydrocarbon terminal portion, the terminal portions being connected with a central core, and having smectic mesophase or latent smectic mesophase. The combination of the above specific cell structure and the specific liquid crystal composition is effective in improving display quality (e.g., contrast) while minimizing a voltage waveform deformation.
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1. A liquid crystal device, comprising:
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a pair of first and second electrode plates and a liquid crystal composition disposed between the electrode plates, wherein the first electrode plate comprises a light-transmissive substrate, a plurality of electrodes including principal electrodes and auxiliary electrodes supported on the light-transmissive substrate, and an insulating layer;
each auxiliary electrode being disposed between an associated principal electrode and the light-transmissive substrate so as to be electrically connected with at least a part of the associated principal electrode, and the auxiliary electrodes being disposed with spacings therebetween which are filled with the insulating layer, andthe second electrode plate comprises a light-transmissive substrate, a color filter disposed on the light-transmissive substrate, a flattening layer disposed on the color filter, and a plurality of electrodes including principal electrodes and auxiliary electrodes disposed on the flattening layer;
each auxiliary electrode being disposed between an associated principal electrode and the flattening layer so as to be electrically connected with at least a part of the associated principal electrode, and each principal electrode contacting the flattening layer at a spacing between an associated auxiliary electrode and an adjacent auxiliary electrode.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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