Liquid Crystal Composition Suppressing Dropping Marks

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Solution Overview

Problem

Liquid crystal display devices face issues with dropping marks and image sticking during manufacturing, particularly in vertical alignment-mode displays, due to impurities and the use of compounds with high vapor pressure, which affect display quality and yield.

Innovation Solution

A liquid crystal composition with specific compounds at optimized mixing ratios, including those represented by formulas (i), (XII-1-2), (XII-1-7), (XIII-1-2), and (XIII-1-4), is used to suppress dropping marks and improve image stability, ensuring minimal impurity-induced defects.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If a compound having a dialkylbicyclohexane skeleton is used to reduce γ1, then fast response is improved, but vapor pressure increases and Tni decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse timeVSAvoidvapor pressure
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the molecular structure parameters by introducing specific substituent groups (fluoro, cyano, alkoxy) at defined positions on the bicyclohexane skeleton, and optimizes alkyl chain lengths to achieve the desired balance between response time and vapor pressure characteristics

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite liquid crystal composition by combining multiple compounds with different molecular structures (cyclic compounds, esters, alkyl benzoates) in specific ratios, where each component contributes different properties to achieve overall optimization of response time, vapor pressure, and temperature stability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Speed

If compounds with high vapor pressure are used to reduce γ1, then fast response is achieved, but dropping marks occur due to impurities

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse timeVSAvoiddisplay quality
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent optimizes the chemical structure parameters of the liquid crystal compounds by selecting specific molecular weights, functional groups, and chain lengths that provide appropriate volatility characteristics to prevent dropping marks while maintaining fast response performance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces specific functional groups (fluoro, cyano, alkoxy) at defined positions on the molecular structure to locally modify properties such as vapor pressure and dielectric anisotropy, achieving optimal balance between response speed and manufacturing quality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Temperature

If alkylbicyclohexane-based compounds with long side chains are used to reduce vapor pressure, then Tni increases, but γ1 increases and response slows

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenematic-isotropic transition temperatureVSAvoidresponse time
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The patent optimizes the chain length and branching of alkyl side chains on the bicyclohexane skeleton to achieve the desired balance between transition temperature and response time, using specific carbon chain lengths (C3-C8) that provide appropriate thermal stability without excessive viscosity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces specific substituent groups (fluoro, cyano, alkoxy) at defined positions on the cyclic skeleton to locally modify molecular interactions and polarity, achieving optimal balance between Tni and γ1 without requiring long alkyl chains that would increase viscosity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The composition achieves excellent fast response times and reduced image sticking, enhancing display quality and manufacturing efficiency while maintaining key characteristics like dielectric anisotropy and temperature stability.

Implementation Method 1

Liquid crystal compositions used for these liquid crystal display devices are required to have stability to external factors such as moisture, air, heat, light, and the like, exhibit a liquid crystal phase within as wide a temperature range as possible including room temperature as a center, and have low viscosity and low drive voltage. Further, each of the liquid crystal compositions is composed of several types to several tens types of compounds in order to have an optimum value of dielectric anisotropy (Δε) or refractive index anisotropy (Δn) for a display device.

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectDielectric anisotropy: Dielectric Permittivity

Implementation Method 2

each of the liquid crystal compositions is composed of several types to several tens types of compounds in order to have an optimum value of dielectric anisotropy (Δε) or refractive index anisotropy (Δn) for a display device

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRefractive index anisotropy: Birefringence

Implementation Method 3

a high nematic-isotropic liquid phase transition temperature (T ni ) are required

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectNematic-isotropic phase transition: Phase Change

Data Source

PatentEP2902465B1Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device using same
Publication Date: 2018.06.06 DIC CORP
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a liquid crystal composition used in a liquid crystal display device. A problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition and a liquid crystal display device using the liquid crystal composition, the liquid crystal composition being suitable for a liquid crystal display device, causing little dropping marks during manufacture and realizing stable discharge of a liquid crystal material in an ODF process without degrading characteristics as a liquid crystal display device, such as dielectric anisotropy, bulk viscosity, nematic phase upper limit temperature, rotational viscosity γ1, voltage holding ratio, etc. and image sticking characteristic of a display device. The present invention relates to a liquid crystal composition having negative dielectric anisotropy and containing compounds represented by formula (i) and formula (XIII-1-2) or formula (XIII-1-4) and also relates to a liquid crystal display device using the liquid crystal composition.