A liquid crystal device is constituted by a pair of substrates each having thereon at least an electrode and an alignment control layer, and a liquid crystal composition disposed between the substrates. At least one of the alignment control layers has a thickness of at most 200 .ANG. or comprises polyimide. In the latter case, the pair of substrates have been subjected to mutually different aligning treatments. The liquid crystal composition comprises at least one species of a fluorine-containing mesomorphic compound in an amount of at least 70 wt. % comprising a fluorocarbon terminal portion and a hydrocarbon terminal portion, the terminal portions being connected with a central core, and having smectic mesophase or latent smectic mesophase, and comprises at least one species of a resistivity-modifying substance. The fluorine-containing mesomorphic compound comprises a compound having a fluorocarbon terminal portion containing at least one catenary ether oxygen atom in an amount of at least 30 wt. % based on the liquid crystal composition. The liquid crystal device is effective in improving switching characteristics, an alignment characteristic and display performances while retaining a bookshelf structure or a near bookshelf structure with respect to a smectic layer structure.
一种液晶装置由一对基板构成,每个基板上至少有一个电极和一个定向控制层,并在基板之间放置一种液晶组合物。至少一个定向控制层的厚度不超过200埃或包含聚
酰亚胺。在后一种情况下,基板对已经经过互相不同的定向处理。液晶组合物包括至少一种含
氟介相化合物,其含
氟碳端部和烃端部,端部与中心核相连,含有薄层介相或潜在薄层介相,占至少70重量%,并包括至少一种电阻率调节物质。含
氟介相化合物包括一种含有至少30重量%的链醚氧原子的含
氟碳端部化合物,基于液晶组合物。该液晶装置在保持书架结构或近书架结构的同时,有效改善开关特性、定向特性和显示性能。