International Display Workshops General Incorporated Association

4:10 PM - 6:10 PM

[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))

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

https://doi.org/10.36463/idw.2020.0131

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.