Liquid-crystal composition and application thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of liquid-crystal composition, particularly relate to a kind of low temperature intersolubility is good, dielectric anisotropy is large, viscosity is low, resistivity is high liquid-crystal composition and application in a liquid crystal display thereof.
Background technology
For liquid crystal display device, PC(phase change is divided into according to the display format of liquid crystal, phase transformation), TN(twist nematic, twisted-nematic), STN (super twisted nematic, supertwist to row), ECB(electrically controlled birefringence, electrically conerolled birefringence), OCB(optically compensated bend, optical compensation curved), IPS(in-plane switching, coplanar transformation), VA(vertical alignment, vertical orientation) etc. type.Liquid crystal display device is divided into according to the type of light source and utilizes the reflection-type of natural light, utilizes the infiltration type of backlight and utilize the semi-transmission type of natural light and backlight two kinds of light sources.
Liquid crystal material must have good low temperature intersolubility and thermostability.In addition, liquid crystal material should have low viscosity and short response time, low threshold voltage and high-contrast.In order to obtain the liquid crystal display device with superperformance, and improve each to performance index of liquid-crystal composition.We, by the association of the corresponding a kind of performance of the corresponding liquid crystal display device of a kind of performance of liquid-crystal composition, are summarized in following table 1.The each to performance index of composition is further illustrated according to commercially available liquid crystal display device.Nematic temperature range is associated with the operating temperature range of element.Nematic ceiling temperature is preferably and is more than or equal to 70 DEG C, and nematic lower limit temperature is preferably and is less than or equal to-10 DEG C.The viscosity of composition was associated with the time of response of element.In order to show animation in the component, the time of response being preferably element is short.Therefore, the viscosity being preferably composition is little, and be more preferably temperature low time composition viscosity little.
The general characteristic of table 1. composition and liquid crystal display device
NO. |
The general characteristic of composition |
The general characteristic of liquid crystal display device |
1 |
Nematic temperature range is wide |
Spendable temperature range is wide |
2 |
Viscosity is little |
Time of response is short |
3 |
Optical anisotropy is suitable |
Contrast gradient is large |
4 |
Plus or minus dielectric constant anisotropy is large |
Critical voltage is low, and power consumption is little, and contrast gradient is large |
5 |
Resistivity is large |
Voltage retention is large, and contrast gradient is large |
6 |
To ultraviolet and thermally-stabilised |
Life-span is long |
The optical anisotropy of composition is associated with the contrast gradient of element.In order to make the contrast gradient of liquid crystal display device than maximizing, the optical anisotropy of liquid-crystal composition (Δ n) and the product value (Δ n*d) of the thickness (d) of liquid crystal layer can be set as that the mode of fixed value designs.Suitable product value depends on the kind of operating mode.Appropriate value as the element of TN pattern is about 0.45 μm.During this situation, for the element that thickness of liquid crystal layer is less, be preferably the composition that optical anisotropy is large.
The large dielectric anisotropy of composition contributes to making element have low critical voltage, little consumed power and large contrast gradient.Therefore, large dielectric anisotropy is preferably.The resistivity of composition contributes to greatly making element have large voltage retention and large contrast gradient.Therefore, be preferably and be not only at room temperature in the starting stage and at high temperature also there is the composition of larger resistivity.After being preferably long-time use not only at room temperature but also at high temperature also there is the composition of larger resistivity.Composition to ultraviolet and the stability of heat relevant with the life-span of liquid crystal display device.During aforementioned stable height, the life-span of this element is long.This kind of characteristic is for liquid crystal projection apparatus, and the liquid crystal display device used in LCD TV etc. is good.
Comparatively ideal liquid crystal display device has the characteristics such as spendable temperature range is wide, the time of response is short, contrast gradient is large, critical voltage is low, voltage retention is large, the life-span is long, and comparatively ideal is the time of response be even shorter than 1 millisecond.Therefore, the characteristic of composition is comparatively ideal is that high, the nematic lower limit temperature of nematic ceiling temperature is low, viscosity is little, optical anisotropy is large, dielectric constant anisotropy is large, resistivity is large, high to ultraviolet stability, high to the stability of heat.
Single liquid crystalline cpd is difficult to play its characteristic usually, usually itself and other plurality of liquid crystals compound is mixed with composition.In available liquid crystal composition, preferably characteristic can be obtained, but this species compound optical anisotropy is large not, dielectric anisotropy is large not, help little to being mixed into the large composition of Δ n and Δ ε, thus be unfavorable for being used in the thick product of capsule, directly cause response speed fast not.
The object of this invention is to provide a kind of liquid-crystal composition, it has high, the nematic lower limit temperature of nematic ceiling temperature low (namely transition temperature range is wide); Viscosity is low; Optical anisotropy is large; Dielectric anisotropy is large; High to ultraviolet stability; At least one characteristic in the characteristics such as low temperature storage stability is high.Other objects of the present invention are to provide a kind of liquid crystal display device, its be have that optical anisotropy is large, dielectric anisotropy is large, composition to characteristics such as ultraviolet stability are high, and makes liquid crystal display device time of response short, the characteristic such as irrigation crystal speed is fast, voltage retention is large, contrast gradient is large, the life-span is long.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of liquid-crystal composition, the characteristics such as it possesses that nematic temperature range is wide, viscosity is low, optical anisotropy is large, dielectric anisotropy is large, low temperature storage stability is high, the liquid crystal display device comprising this liquid-crystal composition has that fast response time, irrigation crystal speed are fast, low temperature storage stability advantages of higher.
In order to complete foregoing invention object, the invention provides a kind of liquid-crystal composition, comprising:
Account for the compound of the formula I of described liquid-crystal composition gross weight 1-30%
Account for the compound of the general formula II of described liquid-crystal composition gross weight 1-25%
Account for the compound of the general formula Ш of described liquid-crystal composition gross weight 5-35%
and
Account for the compound of the general formulae IV of described liquid-crystal composition gross weight 20-70%
Wherein,
R
1, R
2, R
3, R
4, R
5, R
6, R
7and R
8identical or different, be the alkene oxygen base of the alkyl of H, F, 1-10 carbon atom, the alkoxyl group of a 1-10 carbon atom, the thiazolinyl of a 2-10 carbon atom or 2-10 carbon atom independently of one another, wherein, the one or more H in the alkene oxygen base of the alkyl of a described 1-10 carbon atom, the alkoxyl group of a 1-10 carbon atom, the thiazolinyl of a 2-10 carbon atom or 2-10 carbon atom can be replaced by F or Cl independently of one another;
Z
1, Z
2and Z
3identical or different, be singly-bound ,-CF independently of one another
2o-,-OCF
2-,-COO-,-OCO-,-CH
2o-,-OCH
2-,-CH=CH-or-C ≡ C-;
Ring
ring
ring
and ring
identical or different, be independently of one another
or
Selectively, described ring texture also meet following a), b) and c) at least one:
A) one or more hydrogen atom in described ring texture can by-F ,-CF
3or-CH
3substitute;
B) one or more-CH in described ring texture
2-can be substituted by-O-;
C) in described ring texture, the one or more-CH=in aromatic ring structure can be substituted by-N=.
C and d is identical or different, represents 0,1 or 2 independently of one another.
Liquid-crystal composition of the present invention, also comprises:
Account for the compound of the general formula V of described liquid-crystal composition gross weight 0-15%
Account for the compound of the general formula VI-1 of described liquid-crystal composition gross weight 0-35%
Wherein,
R
9, R
10, R
11and R
12identical or different, be the alkene oxygen base of the alkyl of 1-7 carbon atom, the alkoxyl group of a 1-7 carbon atom, the thiazolinyl of a 2-6 carbon atom or 2-6 carbon atom independently of one another.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the compound of preferred described formula I accounts for the 5-20% of described liquid-crystal composition gross weight; The compound of described general formula II accounts for the 2-20% of described liquid-crystal composition gross weight; The compound of described general formula Ш accounts for the 5-30% of described liquid-crystal composition gross weight; The compound of described general formulae IV accounts for the 25-65% of described liquid-crystal composition gross weight; The compound of described general formula V accounts for the 0-15% of described liquid-crystal composition gross weight; And the compound of described general formula VI-1 accounts for the 0-25% of described liquid-crystal composition gross weight.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the compound of described formula I to be selected from the group be made up of following compound one or more compound:
Wherein,
R
1and R
2identical or different, be the alkene oxygen base of the alkyl of 1-5 carbon atom, the alkoxyl group of a 1-5 carbon atom, the thiazolinyl of a 2-5 carbon atom or 2-5 carbon atom independently of one another.
When compound represented by above-mentioned formula I is used as liquid-crystal composition component of the present invention, compound due to formula I has large dielectric anisotropy and large refractive anisotrop, be of value to the dielectric anisotropy and refractive anisotrop that improve liquid-crystal composition, and be of value to the mutual solubility improved between liquid crystalline cpd.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the compound of described general formula II to be selected from the group be made up of following compound one or more compound:
Wherein,
R
3and R
4identical or different, be the alkene oxygen base of the alkyl of 1-5 carbon atom, the alkoxyl group of a 1-5 carbon atom, the thiazolinyl of a 2-5 carbon atom or 2-5 carbon atom independently of one another.
When compound represented by above-mentioned general formula II is used as liquid-crystal composition component of the present invention, the compound due to general formula II has large dielectric anisotropy, is of value to the dielectric anisotropy improving liquid-crystal composition.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the compound of described general formula Ш to be selected from the group be made up of following compound one or more compound:
Wherein,
R
5and R
6identical or different, be the alkene oxygen base of the alkyl of 1-5 carbon atom, the alkoxyl group of a 1-5 carbon atom, the thiazolinyl of a 2-5 carbon atom or 2-5 carbon atom independently of one another.
When compound represented by above-mentioned general formula Ш is used as liquid-crystal composition component of the present invention, the compound due to general formula Ш has large dielectric anisotropy and high clearing point, is of value to the dielectric anisotropy and clearing point that improve liquid-crystal composition.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the compound of described general formulae IV to be selected from the group be made up of following compound one or more compound:
and
Wherein,
R
7and R
8identical or different, be the alkene oxygen base of the alkyl of 1-5 carbon atom, the alkoxyl group of a 1-5 carbon atom, the thiazolinyl of a 2-5 carbon atom or 2-5 carbon atom independently of one another.
When compound represented by above-mentioned general formulae IV is used as liquid-crystal composition component of the present invention, the viscosity of liquid-crystal composition can be reduced, improve low temperature intersolubility good, increase nematic temperature range.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the compound of described general formula V to be selected from the group be made up of following compound one or more compound:
and
In some embodiments of the present invention, the compound of described general formula VI-1 to be selected from the group be made up of following compound one or more compound:
and
In some embodiments, the compound of described formula I is particularly preferably one or more of following compound:
and
In some embodiments, one or more compound in the group of the compound of described general formula II particularly preferably free following compound composition:
and
In some embodiments, one or more compound in the group of the compound of described general formula Ш particularly preferably free following compound composition:
and
In some embodiments, one or more compound in the group of the compound of described general formulae IV particularly preferably free following compound composition:
and
In some embodiments, one or more compound in the group of the preferred freely following compound composition of the compound of described general formula V:
and
In some embodiments, one or more compound in the group of the preferred freely following compound composition of the compound of described general formula VI-1:
Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of liquid crystal indicator, and this liquid crystal indicator comprises liquid-crystal composition of the present invention.
Liquid-crystal composition of the present invention may be used in the electro-optical display of IPS, VA, FFS, PSVA, PSA or PALC pattern.
In the present invention except specified otherwise, all temperature related to are centigradetemperature, and all per-cent counts by weight percentage.
Embodiment
Below with reference to specific embodiments, the present invention is described.It should be noted that, the following examples are example of the present invention, are only used for the present invention is described, and are not used for limiting the present invention.When not departing from purport of the present invention or scope, other combination and the various improvement in design of the present invention can be carried out.
The liquid-crystal display that following embodiment adopts is negative liquid crystal display equipment, the thick d=4 μm of box, is made up of parts such as polarizer (polaroid), electrode base boards.This display equipment is normal white mode, and when namely not having voltage difference to put between row and column electrode, viewer observes the pixel color of white.Polarizer axes up and down on substrate is 90 degrees to each other angle.Space between two substrates is full of optical liquid crystal material.
For ease of expressing, in following embodiment, the coded representation of unit structure listed by table 2 of liquid crystalline cpd:
The unit structure code of table 2 liquid crystalline cpd
For following structure:
Coded representation in this structure table 1: then can be expressed as 3PTGTP3, and for example:
Then can be expressed as nCPTPOm, the n in code represents the C atomicity of left end alkyl, and such as n is " 3 ", namely represents that this alkyl is-C
3h
7; C in code represents cyclohexyl; O represention oxygen atom in code; P in code represents phenylene; M in code represents the C atomicity of right-hand member alkyl, and such as m is " 1 ", namely represents that the alkyl of right-hand member is-CH
3.
In following examples test event to write a Chinese character in simplified form code name as follows:
Δ n optical anisotropy (589nm, 20 DEG C)
Δ ε dielectric anisotropy (1KHz, 25 DEG C)
Cp clearing point (to row-isotropic phase transition temperature, DEG C)
Tc low-temperature phase height (DEG C)
η kinetic viscosity (mPa.s, 20 DEG C, except as otherwise noted)
γ 1 reverses viscosity (mPa.s, 20 DEG C)
V0 threshold voltage (V, 1KHZ, 25 DEG C)
K1 elastic constant (" tiltedly opening up ", the pN at 20 DEG C)
K3 elastic constant (" bending ", the pN at 20 DEG C)
Specific refractory power and refractive anisotrop use Abbe refractometer under sodium lamp (589nm) light source, 20 DEG C test.Dielectric anisotropy, time of response, voltage tester all use 4 μm of testing cassetes.
Each composition adopted below in an example, all can be synthesized by known method, or be obtained by commercial sources.These synthetic technologys are conventional, and each liquid crystalline cpd that obtains meets electrical type compound standard after tested.
Comparative example 1(JP2008285570A)
Be the component of the liquid-crystal composition of comparative example 1 and the weight percentage of each component listed by table 3, be filled in by this liquid-crystal composition between liquid-crystal display two substrates and carry out performance test, test data is as shown in the table:
The formula of table 3 liquid-crystal composition and test performance thereof
Component codes |
Weight percentage |
Performance parameter test result |
3PWO2 |
10 |
Δn[589nm,25℃]=0.109 |
V2PWO2 |
5 |
Cp[℃]=90.6 |
3CWO2 |
10 |
Tc<-20℃ |
5CWO2 |
10 |
Δε[1KHZ,25℃]=-3.0 |
3CC2WO2 |
6 |
η[mPa.s,20℃]=21.9 |
3CCWO2 |
7 |
|
5CCWO2 |
7 |
|
VCPWO2 |
5 |
|
3CVC1 |
7 |
|
3CVC2 |
7 |
|
3CVCC2 |
3 |
|
VCVCP1 |
8 |
|
3CCP1 |
5 |
|
VCCP1 |
5 |
|
5CPGP3 |
5 |
|
Add up to |
100 |
|
Embodiment 1
Be the component of the liquid-crystal composition of embodiment 1 and the weight percentage of each component listed by table 4, be filled in by this liquid-crystal composition between liquid-crystal display two substrates and carry out performance test, test data is as shown in the table:
The formula of table 4 liquid-crystal composition and test performance thereof
Component codes |
Weight percentage |
Performance parameter test result |
3PWO2 |
10 |
Δn[589nm,25℃]=0.110 |
V2PWO2 |
5 |
Cp[℃]=93.1 |
3C1OWO2 |
6 |
Tc<-30℃ |
5C1OWO2 |
6 |
Δε[1KHZ,25℃]=-3.5 |
2CC1OWO2 |
6 |
η[mPa.s,20℃]=17.8 |
3CC1OWO2 |
7 |
|
5CC1OWO2 |
7 |
|
VCPWO2 |
5 |
|
3CCV |
20 |
|
3CCP1 |
5 |
|
VCCP1 |
5 |
|
VCVCP1 |
8 |
|
3CVCC2 |
3 |
|
5CPGP3 |
7 |
|
Add up to |
100 |
|
Comparative example 2(WO2012130380A1)
Be the component of the liquid-crystal composition of comparative example 2 and the weight percentage of each component listed by table 5, be filled in by this liquid-crystal composition between liquid-crystal display two substrates and carry out performance test, test data is as shown in the table:
The formula of table 5 liquid-crystal composition and test performance thereof
Component codes |
Weight percentage |
Performance parameter test result |
3CP2 |
11 |
Δn[589nm,20℃]=0.1037 |
3CC2 |
20 |
Cp[℃]=75.5 |
3CCO1 |
1.5 |
Δε[1KHZ,20℃]=-3.2 |
4CC3 |
6 |
γ1[mPa.s,20℃]=116 |
5CC3 |
7 |
V0[20℃]=2.24V |
3CCWO2 |
12 |
K1[pN,20℃]=14.7 |
2CPWO2 |
5 |
K3[pN,20℃]=14.6 |
3CPWO2 |
12 |
|
3PWO2 |
12 |
|
3C1OWO2 |
13.5 |
|
Add up to |
100 |
|
Embodiment 2
Be the component of the liquid-crystal composition of embodiment 2 and the weight percentage of each component listed by table 6, be filled in by this liquid-crystal composition between liquid-crystal display two substrates and carry out performance test, test data is as shown in the table:
The formula of table 6 liquid-crystal composition and test performance thereof
Component codes |
Weight percentage |
Performance parameter test result |
3CP2 |
11 |
Δn[589nm,20℃]=0.1030 |
3CC2 |
20 |
Cp[℃]=75.9 |
3CCO1 |
1.5 |
Δε[1KHZ,20℃]=-3.35 |
4CC3 |
8 |
γ1[mPa.s,20℃]=100 |
5CC3 |
7 |
|
3CC1OWO2 |
12 |
|
2CPWO2 |
5 |
|
3CPWO2 |
12 |
|
3PWO2 |
14 |
|
3C1OWO2 |
9.5 |
|
Add up to |
100 |
|
Comparative example 3
Be the component of the liquid-crystal composition of comparative example 3 and the weight percentage of each component listed by table 7, be filled in by this liquid-crystal composition between liquid-crystal display two substrates and carry out performance test, test data is as shown in the table:
The formula of table 7 liquid-crystal composition and test performance thereof
Component codes |
Weight percentage |
Performance parameter test result |
3CP2 |
7.5 |
Δn[589nm,20℃]=0.1040 |
3CCV1 |
10 |
Cp[℃]=75.0 |
3CC2 |
10 |
Δε[1KHZ,20℃]=-3.1 |
3CCO1 |
3 |
γ1[mPa.s,20℃]=111 |
4CC3 |
5 |
V0[20℃]=2.35V |
5CC3 |
9 |
K1[pN,20℃]=14.8 |
3CCWO2 |
10.5 |
K3[pN,20℃]=15.5 |
2CPWO2 |
7 |
|
3CPWO2 |
11 |
|
3CPO1 |
3 |
|
3PWO2 |
13 |
|
3C1OWO2 |
11 |
|
Add up to |
100 |
|
Embodiment 3
Be the component of the liquid-crystal composition of embodiment 3 and the weight percentage of each component listed by table 8, be filled in by this liquid-crystal composition between liquid-crystal display two substrates and carry out performance test, test data is as shown in the table:
The formula of table 8 liquid-crystal composition and test performance thereof
Component codes |
Weight percentage |
Performance parameter test result |
3CP2 |
7.5 |
Δn[589nm,20℃]=0.1035 |
3CCV1 |
10 |
Cp[℃]=75.6 |
3CC2 |
10 |
Δε[1KHZ,20℃]=-3.2 |
3CCO1 |
3 |
γ1[mPa.s,20℃]=98 |
4CC3 |
7 |
|
5CC3 |
9 |
|
3CC1OWO2 |
10.5 |
|
2CPWO2 |
7 |
|
3CPWO2 |
11 |
|
3CPO1 |
3 |
|
3PWO2 |
15 |
|
3C1OWO2 |
7 |
|
Add up to |
100 |
|
Comparative example 4
Be the component of the liquid-crystal composition of comparative example 4 and the weight percentage of each component listed by table 9, be filled in by this liquid-crystal composition between liquid-crystal display two substrates and carry out performance test, test data is as shown in the table:
The formula of table 9 liquid-crystal composition and test performance thereof
Component codes |
Weight percentage |
Performance parameter test result |
3CCV |
39 |
Δn[589nm,20℃]=0.1092 |
3CCWO2 |
13 |
Cp[℃]=76.0 |
3CCWO3 |
2 |
Δε[1KHZ,20℃]=-3.4 |
2CPWO2 |
11 |
γ1[mPa.s,20℃]=100 |
3CPWO2 |
12 |
V0[20℃]=2.24V |
3PWO2 |
13.5 |
K1[pN,20℃]=13.7 |
2PWP4 |
4.5 |
K3[pN,20℃]=15.0 |
3C1OWO2 |
5 |
|
Add up to |
100 |
|
Embodiment 4
Be the component of the liquid-crystal composition of embodiment 4 and the weight percentage of each component listed by table 10, be filled in by this liquid-crystal composition between liquid-crystal display two substrates and carry out performance test, test data is as shown in the table:
The formula of table 10 liquid-crystal composition and test performance thereof
Component codes |
Weight percentage |
Performance parameter test result |
3CCV |
41 |
Δn[589nm,20℃]=0.1090 |
3CC1OWO2 |
13 |
Cp[℃]=73.0 |
3CC1OWO3 |
2 |
Δε[1KHZ,20℃]=-3.55 |
2CPWO2 |
9 |
γ1[mPa.s,20℃]=95 |
3CPWO2 |
10 |
|
3PWO2 |
13.5 |
|
2PWP4 |
8.5 |
|
3C1OWO2 |
3 |
|
Add up to |
100 |
|
Embodiment 5
Be the component of the liquid-crystal composition of embodiment 5 and the weight percentage of each component listed by table 11, be filled in by this liquid-crystal composition between liquid-crystal display two substrates and carry out performance test, test data is as shown in the table:
The formula of table 11 liquid-crystal composition and test performance thereof
Component codes |
Weight percentage |
Performance parameter test result |
3CCV |
31 |
Δn[589nm,20℃]=0.095 |
2OPWO2 |
7 |
Cp[℃]=73.5 |
3PP1 |
5 |
Δε[1KHZ,20℃]=-3.55 |
VCCP1 |
9 |
γ1[mPa.s,20℃]=93 |
3CPP2 |
8 |
|
3PWO2 |
12 |
|
2CC1OWO2 |
13 |
|
3CC1OWO2 |
13 |
|
3C1OWO2 |
2 |
|
Add up to |
100 |
|
With reference to comparative example, from the test data of embodiment provided by the invention, the characteristics such as liquid-crystal composition provided by the present invention has that nematic temperature range is wide, viscosity is low, optical anisotropy is large, dielectric anisotropy is large, low temperature storage stability is high, can time of response of faster devices and irrigation crystal speed.