Liquid crystal display
View Patent ↗A liquid crystal display includes a thin film transistor, a liquid crystal capacitor, which is electrically connected to the thin film transistor and includes a liquid crystal layer, and a storage capacitor, which is electrically connected to the thin film transistor in parallel to the liquid crystal capacitor, wherein the liquid crystal layer has a positive dielectric anisotropy and is disposed in a twisted nematic mode, and a capacitance ratio of a capacitance of the storage capacitor to a capacitance of the liquid crystal capacitor is approximately 0.4 or more.
1. A liquid crystal display, comprising:
a thin film transistor;
a liquid crystal capacitor, which is electrically connected to the thin film transistor and comprises a liquid crystal layer; and
a storage capacitor, which is electrically connected to the thin film transistor in parallel to the liquid crystal capacitor,
wherein the liquid crystal layer has a positive dielectric anisotropy and is disposed in a twisted nematic mode, and
a capacitance ratio of a capacitance of the storage capacitor to a capacitance of the liquid crystal capacitor is approximately 0.4 to 0.7.
2. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein a dielectric anisotropy of the liquid crystal layer is approximately 14 or more.
3. The liquid crystal display of claim 2 , wherein the dielectric anisotropy of the liquid crystal layer is in a range of approximately 15 to approximately 18.
4. The liquid crystal display of claim 3 , wherein the dielectric anisotropy of the liquid crystal layer is in a range of approximately 15.1 to approximately 17.3.
5. The liquid crystal display of claim 3 , wherein a thickness of the liquid crystal layer is in a range of approximately 3 micrometers to approximately 4 micrometers.
6. The liquid crystal display of claim 5 , wherein the thickness of the liquid crystal layer is in a range of approximately 3.3 micrometers to approximately 3.6 micrometers.
7. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the liquid crystal layer comprises a liquid crystal composition selected from groups each consisting of liquid crystal compositions I to IV, wherein the liquid crystal composition I comprises compounds of formulas
in an amount of approximately 31.5 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 15 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 10 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 7 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 18.5 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 12 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 6 weight percent,
the liquid crystal composition II comprises compounds of the formulas
in an amount of approximately 41 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 13 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 8.5 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 6.5 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 12 weight percent,
in an amount of 8 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 6 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 5 weight percent,
the liquid crystal composition III comprises compounds of the formulas
in an amount of approximately 21.5 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 10 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 7 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 5 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 27 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 10 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 13.5 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 2 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 4 weight percent, and
the liquid crystal composition IV comprises compounds of the formulas
in an amount of approximately 12 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 5.5 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 10 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 35 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 14 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 5 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 8.5 weight percent,
in an amount of approximately 10 weight percent, based on a total weight of the liquid crystal composition, and X and Y are independently one of an alkyl group, an alkynyl group and an alkoxy group.
8. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the liquid crystal layer is in a range of approximately 3 micrometers to approximately 4 micrometers.
9. The liquid crystal display of claim 8 , wherein the thickness of the liquid crystal layer is in a range of approximately 3.3 micrometers to approximately 3.6 micrometers.
10. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein an effective elastic coefficient of the liquid crystal layer is approximately 10 or less.
11. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein a pitch of the liquid crystal layer is approximately 100 or more.
12. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein
the liquid crystal display is in a normally white mode, and
a final luminance is approximately 10 percent or less for one frame when a voltage difference between both ends of the liquid crystal capacitor is changed from 0 volts to approximately 2.5 volts.
13. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the liquid crystal layer comprises a liquid crystal composition comprising at least one compound of the formulas
X and Y are independently one of an alkyl group, an alkynyl group and an alkoxy group.