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  2. Field-Induced Polymer Wall Formation in a Bistable Smectic-A Liquid Crystal Display
Author(s)
Abstract

We developed a composite system to produce robust bistable smectic-A (SmA) liquid crystal based flexible displays by encapsulating the liquid crystal material in a polymer wall structure. While keeping all the intrinsic bistable properties of the SmA material, the field-induced polymer walls bridge the two display substrates and bring significant advantages over the polymer dispersed liquid crystal structure. Here we analyze the performance of an encapsulated pixel and demonstrate superior electro-optical characteristics, high contrast ratio, and excellent sunlight readability. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.1063/1.2221887
Publication Date
2006-07-01
Publication Title
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
89
Issue
3
First Page
031101-1
Last Page
031101-3
Subject
Community
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Comments

Copyright 2006 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 031101 (2006) and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2221887.
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Buyuktanir, E., Gheorghiu, N., West, J., Mitrokhin, M., Holter, B., & Glushchenko, A. (2006). Field-Induced Polymer Wall Formation in a Bistable Smectic-A Liquid Crystal Display. Applied Physics Letters. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2221887
Buyuktanir, Ebru, Nadina Gheorghiu, John West, Maxim Mitrokhin, Borre Holter, and Anatoliy Glushchenko. 2006. “Field-Induced Polymer Wall Formation in a Bistable Smectic-A Liquid Crystal Display”. Applied Physics Letters. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2221887.
Buyuktanir, E., N. Gheorghiu, J. West, M. Mitrokhin, B. Holter, and A. Glushchenko. Field-Induced Polymer Wall Formation in a Bistable Smectic-A Liquid Crystal Display. Applied Physics Letters, 1 July 2006, doi:10.1063/1.2221887.