摘要:
An important parameter of any LCD containing portable electronic device is a low power requirement, The reflective STN display mode offers a moderate to high information content display with low power consumption, One method to realise colour in this mode is to use a large retardation (d Deltan) value in the cell. For a cell gap of 6 mum, and a retardation of similar to1.5, a birefringence (Deltan) of greater than +0.2 is necessary. To achieve such a value in an STN LC mixture, materials with broad nematic range, good solubility and a Deltan value of < +0.25 are required.A study of the trans-cyclohexyldifluorophenyltolane core structure was made and a large number of dialkyl, alkenyl-alkyl and alkoxy materials were synthesised and characterised. These materials possess low to moderate melting points, broad purely nematic mesophases. a high Deltan and very good solubility in nematic LC hosts. They are suitable materials for inclusion in mixtures for colour reflective STN displays.