LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOUND, LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE
申请人:Shimada Teru
公开号:US20100328600A1
公开(公告)日:2010-12-30
The invention provides a liquid crystal compound having stability to heat, light and so forth, a wide temperature range of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant K
33
, a suitable and negative dielectric anisotropy, and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. The invention provides a liquid crystal composition containing the compound described above and having stability to heat, light and so forth, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a suitable and negative dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant K
33
, a low threshold voltage, a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, and a low minimum temperature of the nematic phase.
The invention also provides a liquid crystal display device having a short response time, a small power consumption, a low driving voltage, and a large contrast, and containing the composition described above which can be used in a large temperature range.
For example, a liquid crystal compound having four or more rings in which the central ring has 2,3-difluorophenoxy such as trans-4′-[2,3-difluoro-4-(trans-4-propylcyclohexyl)phenoxymethyl]-trans-4-pentylbicyclohexyl is provided. Further provided is a liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and a liquid crystal display device using this liquid crystal composition.
本发明提供了一种液晶化合物,具有耐热、耐光等稳定性,具有广泛的向列相温度范围,粘度小,适当的光学各向异性,适当的弹性常数K33,适当的负介电各向异性,并且与其他液晶化合物具有良好的相容性。本发明还提供了一种液晶组合物,包含上述化合物,并具有耐热、耐光等稳定性,粘度小,适当的光学各向异性,适当的负介电各向异性,适当的弹性常数K33,低阈值电压,向列相的最高温度高,向列相的最低温度低。本发明还提供了一种液晶显示装置,具有短的响应时间,小的功耗,低的驱动电压和大的对比度,并包含上述组合物,可在广泛的温度范围内使用。例如,提供了一种具有四个或更多环的液晶化合物,其中中心环具有2,3-二氟苯氧基,例如trans-4'-[2,3-二氟-4-(trans-4-丙基环己基)苯氧甲基]-trans-4-戊基双环己烷。还提供了一种含有该化合物的液晶组合物和使用该液晶组合物的液晶显示装置。