International Display Workshops General Incorporated Association

1:40 PM - 2:00 PM

[LCT1-3] Optically Switchable Transparent Liquid Crystal Display

*Yoshimi Ohta1, Shunta Nabetani1, Maki Shimada1, Tomoya Ohara1, Ryota Maehashi1, Fuminori Satou1, Tsuyoshi Fukaminato2, Seiji Kurihara2 (1.Nissan Motor Co., Ltd (Japan), 2.Kumamoto University (Japan))

PNLC, transparent display, azobenzene, chiral

https://doi.org/10.36463/idw.2021.0015

We demonstrated a new transparent display consisting of an optically switchable polymer network liquid crystal and light sources. Optical switching between transparent and screen states was achieved through trans-cis photoisomerization of azobenzene. Furthermore, we improved screen reflectance by increasing the helical twisting power difference between the trans and cis states.