IONOPHORE-CONTAINING FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL MIXTURES

• Main Authors: TAKAMASA HARADA NORHERT ROSCH, RAINER WINGEN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 30.10.1991
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH ISMODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THEDEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY,COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g.SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING; DYES; FREQUENCY-CHANGING; MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FORELSEWHERE; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICS; PAINTS; PHYSICS; POLISHES; TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF

The occurrence of twist states in FLC displays can be suppressed by adding ionophores to FLC mixtures. Applicable ionophores are amides of the general formula I (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 e.g. are alkyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl or benzyl and X is alkylene with -CH2-groups being replaced by -O-, 1,2-phenylene or 1,2-cyclohexylene.