Long Pitch Orthoconic Antiferroelectric Binary Mixture for Display Applications

Orthoconic Antiferroelectric Liq. Cryst. (OAFLC) have been extensively studied due to their unique electrooptical properties [1 D'have , K. , Dahlgren , A. , Rudquist , P. , Lagerwall , J. P. F. , Anderson , G. , Matuszczyk , M. , Lagerwall , S. T. , Dąbrowski , R. , & Drzewiński , W. ( 2000 ). Ferroelectrics , 244 , 115 .[Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar],2 D'have , K. , Rudquist , P. , Lagerwall , S. T. , Pauwels , H. , Drzewiński , W. , Dąbrowski , R. ( 2000 ). Applied Physics Letters , 76 , 3528 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. Practical implementation of this kind of liquid crystalline medium experiences many obstacles including a number of parasitic effects deteriorating the electrooptical performance. In search for working OAFLC a mixture with the helical pitch longer than the typical cell gap was formulated. Using this mixture near perfect optical uniformity and excellent dark state at the zero electric field applied was obtained. The physical and structural properties of mixture are presented and their parameters are discussed. The electrooptical performance is presented and discussed.