Proceedings of the International Display Workshops Volume 27 (IDW '20)

Proceedings of the International Display Workshops Volume 27 (IDW '20)

Dec 9 - Dec 11, 2020Virtual Conference
The International Display Workshops
Proceedings of the International Display Workshops Volume 27 (IDW '20)

Proceedings of the International Display Workshops Volume 27 (IDW '20)

Dec 9 - Dec 11, 2020Virtual Conference

[LCTp2-4L]Ultra-Low Driving Voltage in Quasi-Twisted Nematic Mode Using Weak / Strong Anchoring Hybrid Alignment Surface

*Rumiko Yamaguchi1, Shunya Kawata1(1. Akita University(Japan))
https://doi.org/10.36463/idw.2020.0131

Keywords:

Liquid crystal,Twisted nematic,Low driving voltage,Hybrid alignment,Weak anchoring

A hybrid twisted nematic cell was designed using strong and weak polar anchoring surfaces. The LC director distribution was the same as that of a conventional 90° TN cell. An electro-optical property was numerically analyzed and a driving voltage of less than 1/5 of the TN cell was obtained.