Mesogenic materials with anomalous birefringence dispersion and high second order susceptibility (X(2))
申请人:Displaytech, Inc.
公开号:US06569504B1
公开(公告)日:2003-05-27
This invention provides LC compositions useful as birefringent materials in electrooptic devices which exhibit zero or low negatively sloped birefringence dispersioon (e.g., exhibiting positive birefringence dispersion significantly lower than that of currently available LC compositions) or more preferably positively sloped birefringence dispersion in which birefringence of the material increases with wavelength. The invention provides compounds useful as components of LC compositions which exhibit negative birefringence where n0 is higher than ne. The compounds of this invention are dimers of LC-like compounds in which the monomers are linked to each other through a high birefringence moiety (dimerization linker). The LC monomers consist of an LC core and one or two tail groups. Preferred monomers for this invention have low birefringence in comparison to the birefringence of the monomer linking moiety. The dimers have normal positive birefringence dispersion to have birefringence that is lower in absolute value at longer wavelengths. But since they have negative birefringence, their birefringence actually increases (i.e., goes less negative) as wavelength increases.
本发明提供了在电光器件中作为双折射材料有用的液晶组合物,其表现为零或低负斜率双折射色散(例如,表现为显著低于当前可用液晶组合物的正双折射色散),或更好地表现为正斜率双折射色散,其中材料的双折射随波长增加而增加。本发明提供了作为液晶组合物组分有用的化合物,其中n0高于ne,表现为负双折射。本发明的化合物是液晶类化合物的二聚体,其中单体通过高双折射基团(二聚体化连接剂)相互连接。液晶单体由液晶核和一或两个尾基组成。本发明的首选单体与单体连接基团的双折射相比具有较低的双折射。二聚体在长波长时具有正常的正双折射色散,其双折射在绝对值较大的长波长下较低。但由于它们具有负双折射,它们的双折射实际上会增加(即随波长增加而变得不那么负)。