REFLECTIVE COLOR-CHANGING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
A reflective color-changing liquid crystal display including a first substrate, a second substrate parallel thereto, a first color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer between the two substrates, a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer disposed is provided. The color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer includes a plurality of liquid crystal molecules, a chiral dopant and a polymer mixture. The liquid crystal molecules and the chiral dopant are scattered in a solidified structure of the polymer mixture. The first electrode layer is disposed between the first substrate and the first color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer. The second electrode is disposed between the second substrate and the first color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer. The first color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer is suitable for reflecting a first reflective light with a wavelength changing with a first electric field produced between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.
1 . A reflective color-changing liquid crystal display comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate parallel to the first substrate;
a first color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the first color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules, a chiral dopant and a polymer mixture, wherein the liquid crystal molecules and the chiral dopant scattered in a solidified structure of the polymer mixture;
a first electrode layer disposed between the first substrate and the color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer; and
a second electrode layer disposed between the second substrate and the first color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer, wherein the first color-changing liquid crystal mixture is apt to reflect a first reflective light and a wavelength of the first reflective light changes with a first electric field produced between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.
2 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein a wavelength of the first reflective light changes substantially from 500 nm to 750 nm.
3 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein a wavelength of the first reflective light changes substantially from 500 nm to 600 nm.
4 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein a wavelength of the first reflective light changes substantially from 400 nm to 500 nm
5 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , further comprising a setting layer disposed at a side of the first substrate away from the color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer, wherein the setting layer is a reflective material layer or a dark material layer.
6 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer mixture is formed by a polymerization of a starting material.
7 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 6 , wherein the starting material includes a plurality of monomers, a plurality of oligomers, and an initiator.
8 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 7 wherein the starting material further includes a wetting agent and a levelling agent.
9 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 7 , wherein the starting material further includes curing agent.
10 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 7 , wherein the starting material further includes a promoter or an accelerator.
11 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 6 , wherein the starting material is a thermal solidified-able material or a photo solidified-able material.
12 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , further comprising a coloring material added in the first color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer, wherein the coloring material is a pigment or a dye.
13 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid crystal molecules are a plurality of nematic liquid crystal molecules, a plurality of cholesteric liquid crystal molecules, a plurality of chiral liquid crystal molecules or a combination thereof.
14 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein the chiral agent is a cyano series chiral agent, a cholesteryl nonanoate, a nonracemic, a macromolecular helicity, a azobenzenes chiral agent, a ZLI series chiral agent, a binaphthalene chiral agent, or a bipolar chiral agent.
15 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of spacers disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein a height of the spacers is smaller than or equal to 50 μm.
16 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third substrate disposed at a side of the second substrate away from the first color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer;
a second color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer disposed between the third substrate and the second substrate;
a third electrode layer disposed between the third substrate and the second color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer; and
a fourth electrode layer disposed between the second substrate and the second color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer, wherein the second color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer is apt to reflect a second reflective light and a wavelength of the second reflective light changes with a second electrode field produced between the third electrode layer and the fourth electrode layer.
17 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 16 , wherein a wavelength of the second reflective light changes substantially from 500 nm to 750 nm.
18 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 16 , wherein a wavelength of the second reflective light changes substantially from 500 nm to 600 nm.
19 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 16 , further comprising a coloring material added in at least one of the first color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer or the second color-changing liquid crystal mixture layer, wherein the coloring material is a pigment or a dye.
20 . The color-changing liquid crystal display according to claim 16 , further comprising a plurality of spacers disposed between the third substrate and the second substrate, wherein a height of the spacers is smaller than or equal to 50 μm.