Alteration of Physical Properties of Nanoparticle Embedded liquid Crystal Causing the Enhancement of the Performance of LCDs

  • Kobayashi, Shunsuke (Liquid Crystal Institute and the Graduate School of Science and Engineering(GSSE), Tokyo University of Science) ;
  • Kineri, Tohru (Advance Material Institute) ;
  • Takatoh, Kohki (Liquid Crystal Institute and the Graduate School of Science and Engineering(GSSE), Tokyo University of Science) ;
  • Akimoto, Mitsuhiro (Liquid Crystal Institute and the Graduate School of Science and Engineering(GSSE), Tokyo University of Science) ;
  • Hoshi, Hajime (Liquid Crystal Institute and the Graduate School of Science and Engineering(GSSE), Tokyo University of Science) ;
  • Nishida, Naoto (Advance Material Institute) ;
  • Toshima, Naoki (Advance Material Institute) ;
  • Sano, Satoru (Ube Materials)
  • Published : 2008.10.13

Abstract

Doping the nanoparticles of Pd, p-$BaTiO_3$, $SiO_2$ and MgO into LCs alters their physical properties such as $K_{ii}$, $\Delta\varepsilon$, ${\Delta}n$, $\gamma_1$ and $T_{NI}$. Except for $K_{33}$, all these parameters decreases and thus bring the reduction of operating voltage and/or response times.

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