Temperature dependent electro-optical studies of liquid crystal in Fringe Field Switching (FFS), In-plane switching (IPS), and Patterned Vertical Alignment (PVA) modes

  • Jo, Eun-Mi (Polymer BIN Fusion Research center, Department of Polymer Nano Science and Engineering, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Srivastava, Anoop Kumar (Polymer BIN Fusion Research center, Department of Polymer Nano Science and Engineering, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Mi-Young (Polymer BIN Fusion Research center, Department of Polymer Nano Science and Engineering, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Min (Polymer BIN Fusion Research center, Department of Polymer Nano Science and Engineering, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Hee (Polymer BIN Fusion Research center, Department of Polymer Nano Science and Engineering, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Ji, Seung-Hoon (Department of Electronics Engineering, Dong-A University) ;
  • Lee, Gi-Dong (Department of Electronics Engineering, Dong-A University)
  • Published : 2008.10.13

Abstract

In this paper, electro-optical characteristic of Nematic Liquid crystal (LC) with varying temperature in different LCD modes, namely Fringe Field Switching (FFS), In-plane switching (IPS), and Patterned Vertical Alignment (PVA) modes are investigated and compared. Electro optic me asurements suggest that rate of change of transmission with temperature in FFS mode was lowest and much more thermally stable as compared to IPS and PVA m odes. However the electro-optical characteristic of patterned vertical alignment (PVA) mode was most affected by changing temperature. The measured threshold voltage was found to be much more thermally stable in FFS and IPS modes than that of PVA mode.

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