Background technology
Liquid crystal display device is divided into following modes according to display mode: twisted-nematic phase (TN) pattern, supertwist nematic phase (STN) pattern, coplanar pattern (IPS), vertical orientation (VA) pattern.No matter which kind of display format all needs liquid-crystal composition that following characteristic is arranged:
(1) chemistry, physical properties is stable;
(2) viscosity is low;
(3) has suitable △ ε;
(4) suitable index of refraction △ n;
(5) intermiscibility with other liquid crystalline cpds is good.
Along with the maturation of the early 1990s TFT technology, the color liquid crystal flat-panel monitor develops rapidly, and less than the time in 10 years, TFT-LCD shot up and is the main flow indicating meter, and the advantage that this and it have is undivided.Its advantage mainly is divided into 5 points:
One, service performance is good.Low pressure applications, low driving voltage; Panelized, frivolous again, saved a large amount of starting material and usage space; Reduce power consumption; Display quality from the simplest monochromatic character graphics to high resolving power, high color fidelity of reproduction, high brightness, high-contrast, the video display unit (VDU) of all size model of high response speed; Its display mode has direct viewing type, projection type, perspective formula and multiple display mode such as reflective.
Two, environmental protection characteristic is good.TFT-LCD is radiationless, flicker free, healthy harmless to the user, and the particularly appearance of TFT-LCD electronic book will be brought the mankind into paperless office, no paper printing epoch, cause human study, propagate and put down in writing the revolution of civilized mode.
Three, the scope of application is wide.In-20 ℃ to 50 ℃ temperature range, can normally use, can reach subzero 80 ℃ through the TFT-LCD of excess temperature consolidation process low-temperature working temperature.Both can be used as mobile termination and shown, terminal console shows, can make large-curtain projecting TV set again, is the full-scale video display terminal (VDT) of excellent property.
Four, the level of automation height of manufacturing technology.
Five, TFT-LCD is easy to integrated and updates.
Therefore the principal feature of liquid crystal flat panel display also has higher requirement to the used liquid crystal material quality characteristic of liquid crystal flat panel display from the above mentioned.
As liquid crystal material, need have good chemistry and thermostability and to the stability of electric field and electromagnetic radiation.And as thin-film transistor technologies (TFT-LCD) liquid crystal material, not only need to have outside good chemistry and thermostability and the stability to electric field and electromagnetic radiation, also should have wideer nematic temperature range, suitable degree of birefringence anisotropy.
Summary of the invention
The technical issues that need to address of the present invention provide a kind of wide nematic phase temperature, low rotary viscosity, response fast, suitable optical anisotropy and the liquid-crystal composition of dielectric anisotropy, be applicable to the active matrix electrooptic element, be particularly useful for the TFT-LCD liquid-crystal display.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the technical solution adopted in the present invention is:
The fast response liquid crystal composition that contains difluoro methylene ether, comprise be by mass percentage the component A that forms of 1~60% the dielectric positive compounds by shown in formula I and the general formula II, by mass percentage be the B component of the dielectric positive compounds shown in 1~60% the general formula IV, be the dielectric neutral compound of component C shown in 10~80% the general formula V by mass percentage, also add optically active substance simultaneously, the addition of optically active substance be by mass percentage component A, B component, component C the mass percent sum 0.0%~0.5%;
(Ⅳ),
In the formula:
Be respectively
Wherein a kind of;
X
1, X
2Be respectively-H ,-Cl ,-F ,-OCF
3,-CF
3,-CHF
2,-CH
2F or-OCHF
2Wherein a kind of;
X
4Be-H ,-Cl ,-F ,-OCF
3,-CF
3,-CHF
2,-CH
2F ,-OCHF
2, carbonatoms is that 1~10 alkyl, carbonatoms are that 1~10 alkoxyl group, carbonatoms are that 2~10 alkenyl, carbonatoms are the wherein a kind of of 3~8 alkenyloxy;
A, b, e, f, g are respectively 0,1 or 2;
R
4, R
51, R
52Be respectively-H, carbonatoms is that 1~10 alkyl, carbonatoms are that 1~10 alkoxyl group, carbonatoms are that 2~10 alkenyl, carbonatoms are the wherein a kind of of 3~8 alkenyloxy, perhaps carbonatoms is that 1~10 alkyl, carbonatoms are that 1~10 alkoxyl group, carbonatoms are that 2~10 alkenyl, carbonatoms are that one or more hydrogen in 3~8 the alkenyloxy are replaced the wherein a kind of of the formed group in back by fluorine;
Z
1, Z
2, Z
4, Z
51, Z
52Be respectively singly-bound ,-CH
2-,-CH
2-CH
2-,-(CH
2)
3-,-(CH
2)
4-,-CH=CH-,-C ≡ C-,-COO-,-OOC-,-CF
2O-,-OCH
2-,-CH
2O-,-OCF
2-,-CF
2CH
2-,-CH
2CF
2-,-C
2F
4-or-CF=CF-wherein a kind of;
(F) be-H or-F.
Because the technical progress of having adopted technique scheme, the present invention to obtain is:
Component A of the present invention comprises the cyclobutane difluoro methylene ether compound shown in formula I and the general formula II, this kind compound has the necessary general physical properties of liquid crystal monomer compound, to light, thermally-stabilised, wideer nematic phase, good with other compound intermiscibilities, especially this compound has low rotary viscosity γ
1With the characteristic of big dielectric anisotropy (△ ε〉0), can reduce the threshold voltage of liquid-crystal composition effectively, accelerate the time of response, improve the low temperature mutual solubility of liquid-crystal composition, be that very excellent TFT shows and uses monomeric compound.
The fast response liquid crystal composition excellent performance that contains difluoro methylene ether of the present invention has low-down time of response, lower voltage, high resistivity and voltage retention.By the adjustment to each component concentration, the fast response liquid crystal composition that contains difluoro methylene ether of the present invention can have different threshold voltages and birefringent characteristic, is convenient to use under the liquid crystal cell of different thickness and different driving voltage.Simultaneously, liquid-crystal composition of the present invention still can show high temperature and the UV stable performance of high resistivity, excellence behind high temperature.Therefore, be applicable to the Electro-Optical Display with active array addressing.
Liquid-crystal composition of the present invention, be applicable to Active Matrix Display, be specially adapted to the Electro-Optical Display by the matrix addressing of thin film transistor (TFT), as: active matrix TN-TFT, IPS-TFT or FFS liquid crystal display device and the liquid-crystal display of quick response.
Embodiment
The present invention is further elaborated below in conjunction with specific embodiment:
Liquid-crystal composition of the present invention can adopt produces two or more liquid crystalline cpd blending meanss, as at high temperature mixing the method preparation of different components and dissolving each other, wherein, the solvent that liquid-crystal composition is dissolved in for this compound also mixes, and under reduced pressure distills out this solvent then; Liquid-crystal composition of the present invention also can be according to other conventional preparation methods, as take heating, ultrasonic wave, and modes such as suspension prepare.
Per-cent in this specification sheets is mass percent, temperature be degree centigrade (℃), concrete meaning and the test condition of other symbols are as follows:
Cp represent liquid crystal clearing point (℃);
The crystalline state that S-N represents liquid crystal to nematic fusing point (℃);
△ n is optical anisotropy, n
oBe the specific refractory power of ordinary light, n
eBe the specific refractory power of extraordinary ray, test condition is, 589nm, 25 ℃;
△ ε is dielectric anisotropy, △ ε=ε ∥-ε ⊥, and wherein, ε ∥ is the specific inductivity that is parallel to molecular axis, and ε ⊥ is the specific inductivity perpendicular to molecular axis, and test condition is 25 ℃, 1KHz, HP4284A, 5.2 microns left-handed boxes of TN;
τ is time of response [ms], and testing tool is DMS-501, and test condition is 25 ± 0.5 ℃, 5.2 microns left-handed boxes of TN of testing cassete;
V
10Be the optical threshold voltage [V] of liquid crystal, V
90Be the saturation voltage value [V] of liquid crystal, test condition is 5.2 microns left-handed boxes of TN, 25 ℃;
γ
1Be rotary viscosity [mPas] that test condition is 25 ± 0.5 ℃.
The fast response liquid crystal composition that contains difluoro methylene ether of the present invention comprise be by mass percentage the component A that forms of 1~60% the dielectric positive compounds by shown in formula I and the general formula II, by mass percentage be the B component of the dielectric positive compounds shown in 1~60% the general formula IV, be the dielectric neutral compound of component C shown in 10~80% the general formula V by mass percentage, also add optically active substance simultaneously, the addition of optically active substance be by mass percentage component A, B component, component C the mass percent sum 0.0%~0.5%;
In the formula:
Be respectively
Or
Wherein a kind of;
X
1, X
2Be respectively-H ,-Cl ,-F ,-OCF
3,-CF
3,-CHF
2,-CH
2F or-OCHF
2Wherein a kind of;
X
4Be-H ,-Cl ,-F ,-OCF
3,-CF
3,-CHF
2,-CH
2F ,-OCHF
2, carbonatoms is that 1~10 alkyl, carbonatoms are that 1~10 alkoxyl group, carbonatoms are that 2~10 alkenyl, carbonatoms are the wherein a kind of of 3~8 alkenyloxy;
A, b, e, f, g are respectively 0,1 or 2;
R
4, R
51, R
52Be respectively-H, carbonatoms is that 1~10 alkyl, carbonatoms are that 1~10 alkoxyl group, carbonatoms are that 2~10 alkenyl, carbonatoms are the wherein a kind of of 3~8 alkenyloxy, perhaps carbonatoms is that 1~10 alkyl, carbonatoms are that 1~10 alkoxyl group, carbonatoms are that 2~10 alkenyl, carbonatoms are that one or more hydrogen in 3~8 the alkenyloxy are replaced the wherein a kind of of the formed group in back by fluorine;
Z
1, Z
2, Z
4, Z
51, Z
52Be respectively singly-bound ,-CH
2-,-CH
2-CH
2-,-(CH
2)
3-,-(CH
2)
4-,-CH=CH-,-C ≡ C-,-COO-,-OOC-,-CF
2O-,-OCH
2-,-CH
2O-,-OCF
2-,-CF
2CH
2-,-CH
2CF
2-,-C
2F
4-or-CF=CF-wherein a kind of;
(F) be-H or-F.
The present invention contains that B component also contains the dielectric positive compounds shown in the general formula III in the fast response liquid crystal composition of difluoro methylene ether,
Be respectively
Or
Wherein a kind of;
X
3Be-H ,-Cl ,-F ,-OCF
3,-CF
3,-CHF
2,-CH
2F or-OCHF
2Wherein a kind of;
C, d are respectively 0,1 or 2;
R
3Be-H, carbonatoms is that 1~10 alkyl, carbonatoms are that 1~10 alkoxyl group, carbonatoms are that 2~10 alkenyl, carbonatoms are the wherein a kind of of 3~8 alkenyloxy, perhaps carbonatoms is that 1~10 alkyl, carbonatoms are that 1~10 alkoxyl group, carbonatoms are that 2~10 alkenyl, carbonatoms are that one or more hydrogen in 3~8 the alkenyloxy are replaced the wherein a kind of of the formed group in back by fluorine.
The mass percent of component A is preferably 5~35% in the liquid-crystal composition of the present invention, and the mass percent of B component is preferably 5~45%, and the mass percent of component C is preferably 20~60%; Wherein the mass percent of component A can also be more preferably 13~23%, the mass percent of B component more preferably 25~37%, the mass percent of component C more preferably 43~57%.
The preferred following formula: compound of dielectric neutral compound shown in the general formula V of dielectric positive compounds shown in the dielectric positive compounds of the formula I of component A of the present invention and general formula II, the general formula III of B component and the general formula IV, component C, the group of the symbol representative in the structural formula is identical with the group of said structure formula same-sign representative:
Ⅰ-a,
Ⅰ-e,
Ⅰ-j,
Ⅱ-a
Ⅱ-c,
Ⅳ-c,
Ⅳ-h,
Ⅳ-k,
Ⅳ-l,
Ⅳ-r,
Ⅴ-n,
Ⅴ-p,
Ⅴ-r,
X in the following formula
1, X
2, X
3Preferably-F or-OCF
3, X
4Preferably-F ,-OCF
3, carbonatoms is that 1~10 alkyl, carbonatoms are that 1~10 alkoxyl group, carbonatoms are that 2~10 alkenyl or carbonatoms are the wherein a kind of of 3~8 alkenyloxy, R
3, R
4, R
51, R
52For preferably-H, carbonatoms are that 1~10 alkyl, carbonatoms are that 1~10 alkoxyl group, carbonatoms are that 2~10 alkenyl or carbonatoms are the wherein a kind of of 3~8 alkenyloxy; R
3, R
4, R
51, R
52Be respectively-H, carbonatoms is that 1~10 alkyl, carbonatoms are that 1~10 alkoxyl group, carbonatoms are that 2~10 alkenyl or carbonatoms are the wherein a kind of of 3~8 alkenyloxy.R wherein
3, R
4, R
51, R
52More preferably carbonatoms is that 1~5 alkyl or carbonatoms are 2~4 alkenyl.
Jie's positive polarity compound shown in the general formula IV of Jie's positive polarity compound shown in the formula I of component A of the present invention and the general formula II, B component most preferably is following compounds:
Ⅰ-b-1,
Ⅰ-c-1,
Ⅰ-g-1,
Ⅳ-l-1,
In an embodiment the compound shown in formula I, general formula II, general formula III, general formula IV, the general formula V is mixed with liquid-crystal composition in proportion, and adds quantitative optically active compounds, be filled in and carry out performance test between the liquid-crystal display two substrates.
Embodiment 1
The liquid-crystal composition of embodiment 1 has moderate degree of birefringence, suitable high positive dielectric, and very low rotation viscosity, therefore is fit to the TN of response fast, IPS indicating meter at the very fast time of response very much.
Embodiment 2
The liquid-crystal composition of embodiment 2 has moderate degree of birefringence, suitable high positive dielectric, and very low rotation viscosity, therefore is fit to the TN-TFT indicating meter of response fast at the very fast time of response very much.
Embodiment 3
The liquid-crystal composition of embodiment 3 has moderate degree of birefringence, suitable high positive dielectric, and higher clearing point, very low rotation viscosity, therefore is fit to the IPS-TFT indicating meter of response fast at the very fast time of response very much.
Embodiment 4
The liquid-crystal composition of embodiment 4 has moderate degree of birefringence, suitable high positive dielectric, and higher clearing point, very low rotation viscosity, therefore is fit to the IPS-TFT indicating meter of response fast at the very fast time of response very much.
Embodiment 5
The liquid-crystal composition of embodiment 5 has moderate degree of birefringence, suitable high positive dielectric, and higher clearing point, very low rotation viscosity, therefore is fit to the TN-TFT indicating meter of response fast at the very fast time of response very much.
Embodiment 6
The liquid-crystal composition of embodiment 6 has moderate degree of birefringence, suitable high positive dielectric, and higher clearing point, very low threshold voltage, very low rotation viscosity, therefore is fit to the IPS-TFT indicating meter of response fast at the very fast time of response very much.
Embodiment 7
The liquid-crystal composition of embodiment 7 has moderate degree of birefringence, suitable high positive dielectric, and higher clearing point, lower threshold voltage, very low rotation viscosity, therefore is fit to the IPS-TFT indicating meter of response fast at the very fast time of response very much.
Embodiment 8
The liquid-crystal composition of embodiment 8 has moderate degree of birefringence, suitable high positive dielectric, and higher clearing point, very low rotation viscosity faster the time of response, therefore is fit to the TN-TFT indicating meter of response fast very much.
By embodiment 1~embodiment 8 as can be known, this liquid-crystal composition can be kept the fast time of response at low-temperature region, can widen the use temperature of TN, IPS or FFS liquid crystal mode, and have time of response and wideer angular field of view faster, be highly suitable for TN-TFT, IPS-TFT and FFS indicating meter.
Though the present invention has only enumerated concrete material and the proportioning mass percent of above-mentioned 8 embodiment, and the performance of the liquid-crystal composition formed tested, but liquid-crystal composition of the present invention can be on the basis of above-described embodiment, utilize the preferred compound of the compound of formula I involved in the present invention, II, III, IV, V representative and formula I, II, III, IV, V further to expand and revise, all can reach purpose of the present invention.