Flexible Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Display Devices Using Thin Plastic Substrates Fastened by Polymer Walls and Networks

  • Sato, Hiroto (Science & Technical Research Laboratories Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)) ;
  • Fujikake, Hideo (Science & Technical Research Laboratories Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK))
  • Published : 2003.07.09

Abstract

We fabricated a flexible ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) device containing polymer walls and networks which fix plastic film substrates. The device using 100-${\mu}m$-thick substrates could be bent in a radius of 7mm without disordering the FLC alignment. When sandwiched between polarizers a roll-up display with high-speed grayscale capability for moving-image displays was created.

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