Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display using the same
View Patent ↗A twisted nematic (TN) mode liquid crystal display is provided. The liquid crystal display includes first and second display panels facing each other to create an electric field therebetween, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second display panels. The liquid crystal layer contains liquid crystal molecules having positive dielectric anisotropy, and the liquid crystal layer has a structure in which long axes of the liquid crystal molecules are aligned spirally from the first display panel to the second display panel when no electric field is created in the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal molecules have a dielectric anisotropy (Δ∈) in a range of 4.5 to 5.7, a splay elastic constant (K11) of 14 pN or less, and a bend elastic constant (K33) of 12 pN or greater.
1. A liquid crystal display, comprising:
a first display panel and a second display panel facing each other to create an electric field therebetween; and
a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first display panel and the second display panel,
wherein the liquid crystal layer comprises liquid crystal molecules having positive dielectric anisotropy,
wherein the liquid crystal layer has a structure in which long axes of the liquid crystal molecules are aligned spirally from the first display panel to the second display panel when no electric field is created at the liquid crystal layer, and
wherein the liquid crystal molecules have a dielectric anisotropy (Δ∈) in a range of 4.5 to 5.7, a splay elastic constant (K11) of 14 pN or less, and a bend elastic constant (K33) of 12 pN or greater.
2. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein K11 is in a range of 10 pN to 14 pN.
3. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein K33 is in a range of 12 pN to 15.
4. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein K11 and K33 have the same value.
5. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first compensating film disposed on an outer surface of the first display panel; and
a second compensating film disposed on an outer surface of the second display panel.
6. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the dielectric anisotropy is in a range of 4.5 to 5.3 when a voltage of 5.8 V or greater is applied to the first display panel and the second display panel.
7. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the dielectric anisotropy is in a range of 5.0 to 5.7 when a voltage of less than 5.8 V is applied to the first display panel and the second display panel.
8. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the liquid crystal molecules have a rotational viscosity in a range of 40 mPa·s to 60 mPa·s.
9. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the liquid crystal molecules have a birefringent anisotropy in a range of 0.1 to 0.15 and the liquid crystal layer has a cell gap in a range of 2.5 μm to 4.0 μm.
10. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein a liquid crystal composition of the liquid crystal layer comprises 25 to 40 wt % of a non-polar compound relative to the weight of liquid crystal composition, the non-polar compound represented by chemical formula (I):
wherein each of R 1 and R 2 is an alkane, cycloalkane, or alkene.
11. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein a polar compound is present at an amount of 20 to 60 wt % relative to the weight of liquid crystal composition.
12. The liquid crystal display of claim 11 , wherein the polar compound comprises a first polar compound represented by chemical formula (II):
wherein X is
and Y is an alkane, cycloalkane, or hydrogen.
13. The liquid crystal display of claim 12 , wherein the liquid crystal composition comprises 15 w % or less of the first polar compound and 15 w % or less of a second polar compound, the second polar compound represented by chemical formula (III):
wherein R 3 is an alkane, cycloalkane, or alkene.
14. A liquid crystal composition, comprising:
a first polar compound containing liquid crystal molecules having a dielectric anisotropy (Δ∈) in a range of 4.5 to 5.7, a splay elastic constant (K11) of 14 pN or less, and a bend elastic constant (K33) of 12 pN or greater, the first polar compound being represented by chemical formula (II):
wherein X is
and Y is an alkane, cycloalkane, or hydrogen.
15. The liquid crystal composition of claim 14 , wherein K11 is in a range of 10 pN to 14 pN.
16. The liquid crystal composition of claim 14 , wherein K33 is in a range of 12 pN to 15 pN.
17. The liquid crystal composition of claim 14 , further comprising a second polar compound represented by chemical formula (III):
wherein R 3 is an alkane, cycloalkane, or alkene, and
wherein the first polar compound is present in an amount of 15 w % or less, and the second polar compound is present in an amount of 15 w % or less, relative to the weight of the liquid crystal composition.
18. The liquid crystal composition of claim 14 , wherein the liquid crystal molecules are twisted nematic (TN) mode liquid crystal molecules.