WO2011013396A1 - 液晶表示素子 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a liquid crystal display element. More specifically, the present invention relates to a liquid crystal display element suitable for a display system in which light transmitted through a liquid crystal layer is controlled by bend-aligning liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer in a lateral direction by applying a voltage.
- a liquid crystal display element (hereinafter abbreviated as LCD) is a thin, lightweight, low-power display device that can be used for mobile phones, PDAs, car navigation systems, personal computer monitors, televisions, and information boards in stations. It has been adopted for many uses such as information displays such as outdoor bulletin boards.
- LCDs perform display by controlling the arrangement of liquid crystal molecules by applying an electric field, changing the polarization state of light transmitted through the liquid crystal layer, and adjusting the amount of light passing through the polarizing plate.
- Many parts of the display performance of the LCD are determined by the alignment state of liquid crystal molecules when a voltage is applied, and the magnitude and direction of the applied electric field.
- LCD display modes are roughly classified into two modes, a vertical alignment mode and a horizontal alignment mode. Table 1 shows how the display characteristics differ depending on the alignment state of liquid crystal molecules when no voltage is applied and the direction of the applied electric field in various display modes.
- an electrode is not formed on each of the pair of substrates, but a pair of electrodes is formed on one of the pair of substrates to generate a transverse electric field, and between the twisted state and the non-twisted state.
- a lateral electric field type TN mode that causes transition is also proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
- a GH (Guest-Host) mode is proposed in which a polarizing plate is unnecessary or reduced by using a liquid crystal layer containing a dichroic dye (for example, Patent Document 3). reference.).
- the alignment of liquid crystal molecules having positive dielectric anisotropy that is vertically aligned in a state where no voltage is applied is made to have a plurality of electrodes arranged opposite to each other in parallel on the same plane.
- the display mode (for example, refer to Patent Document 4) used and controlled, or two electrodes are formed in parallel to each other on the lower substrate of the two substrates, and the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are arranged in two when no electric field is applied.
- the left and right liquid crystal molecules are aligned symmetrically with respect to the central plane of the region between the two electrodes.
- a display mode for obtaining viewing angle characteristics has been studied.
- the present inventors use a nematic liquid crystal having positive dielectric anisotropy (p (positive) type) as a liquid crystal material, and a pair of electrodes provided on the same substrate while maintaining high contrast by vertical alignment.
- p (positive) type positive dielectric anisotropy
- VA-IPS mode a display method in which an orientation direction of liquid crystal molecules positioned between the pair of electrodes is defined as a lateral bend-like orientation by generating an arch-like lateral electric field. It is carried out.
- VA-IPS mode a display method in which an orientation direction of liquid crystal molecules positioned between the pair of electrodes is defined as a lateral bend-like orientation by generating an arch-like lateral electric field.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a configuration of a typical VA-IPS mode.
- the VA-IPS mode liquid crystal display element has a pair of substrates 1 and 2, and a liquid crystal layer 3 is sealed between the pair of substrates 1 and 2.
- Each of the pair of substrates 1 and 2 is mainly composed of transparent substrates 11 and 12, and has vertical alignment films 13 and 14 on the surface in contact with the liquid crystal layer 3 side.
- All the liquid crystal molecules 15 exhibit vertical alignment (homeotropic alignment).
- Application of a voltage to the liquid crystal layer 3 can be performed by a pair of comb-shaped electrodes 16 formed on one of the pair of substrates 1 and 2.
- light transmission or blocking is selected by the polarizing plates 17 and 18 disposed on the surface of the transparent substrates 11 and 12 opposite to the liquid crystal layer.
- a bend-shaped electric field is formed by applying an electric field, and two domains whose director directions are symmetrical to each other are liquid crystal. Since it is formed in a region between a pair of electrodes of a layer, a wide viewing angle characteristic can be obtained.
- the present inventors can more specifically achieve both high transmittance, wide viewing angle, and high-speed response by optimizing the electrode width, electrode interval, and liquid crystal layer thickness of the comb-shaped electrodes. I have already found what I can do.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an equipotential curve in a VA-IPS mode cell when a voltage of 7 V is applied.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the alignment state of liquid crystal molecules in the VA-IPS mode cell shown in FIG.
- the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer exhibit a horizontal bend-like orientation, and a high-speed response is possible even in the response between gray levels.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the movement of liquid crystal molecules when a voltage is applied in the VA-IPS mode cell shown in FIG. As the liquid crystal rotates, a downward flow of liquid crystal (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4) is generated so as to draw two symmetric circles in each domain. Response is possible.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a liquid crystal alignment distribution when a voltage of VA-IPS mode is applied when a voltage of 10 V is applied, and a transmittance distribution within the cell at that time.
- the liquid crystal molecules located immediately above the pair of electrodes are not easily affected by the change in the electric field, and the liquid crystal molecules located in the central region between the electrodes farthest from each electrode also change the electric field. These liquid crystal molecules maintain vertical alignment because they are not easily affected.
- dark lines are formed along the electrode forming portion and the central portion between the electrodes, and the transmittance becomes lower than in other display modes.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing voltage-transmittance characteristics of a typical VA-IPS mode cell.
- the solid line is a graph when the electrode width L of the comb electrode is 4 ⁇ m, the electrode interval S is 4 ⁇ m, and the liquid crystal layer thickness d is 4 ⁇ m.
- the broken line is the electrode width L of the comb electrode 4 ⁇ m, the electrode interval S is 12 ⁇ m, It is a graph when the liquid crystal layer thickness d is 4 ⁇ m.
- the liquid crystal used to obtain the graph is a mixed liquid crystal MLC-6418 (manufactured by Merck). As can be seen from FIG. 6, it is necessary to increase the value of the electrode spacing S in order to obtain a high transmittance. However, since the driving voltage becomes high, for example, in a mobile phone in which low voltage driving is essential It is unsuitable and uses are limited.
- FIG. 7 is a graph showing the voltage-transmittance characteristics in the VA-IPS mode compared with the voltage-transmittance characteristics in the other display modes when the electrode interval S is fixed to 4 ⁇ m.
- nematic liquid crystal ZLI-4792 manufactured by Merck
- the liquid crystal layer thickness d was 4 ⁇ m.
- the electrode width L of the comb-shaped electrode was 4 ⁇ m, and the electrode interval S was 4 ⁇ m.
- the threshold voltage of the VA-IPS mode is higher than that of the other display modes, and the reduction of the drive voltage in the VA-IPS mode is a more important issue than the other display modes.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described present situation, and an object thereof is to provide a liquid crystal display element that can be driven with a low threshold voltage.
- the inventors of the present invention have made various studies on the reduction of the driving voltage in the horizontal electric field method, for example, in which the initial inclination is vertical alignment.
- the inventors focused attention on the movement of the liquid crystal molecules during voltage application in the VA-IPS mode.
- the VA-IPS mode is a display method in which liquid crystal molecules are tilted toward the center of the non-electrode portion when an electric field is applied. In the non-electrode portion contributing to the transmittance, the liquid crystal molecules are tilted from the left and right to the inside. It was found that the distortion energy of the electric field near the area where the dark line is formed is large, and the threshold voltage becomes higher than in other display modes in which molecular rotation occurs uniformly in the entire area.
- the present inventors have influenced the rotation of the liquid crystal molecules by the interface binding force, the Fredericks threshold, the coordination angle of the liquid crystal molecules, the electric field strength, and the electric field orientation. It was found that the steepness of the transmittance near the threshold is determined by these balances.
- FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing the behavior of the liquid crystal molecules near the interface between the liquid crystal layer and the substrate in the VA-IPS mode in which the present invention is not adopted.
- FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing the behavior of liquid crystal molecules near the interface between the liquid crystal layer and the substrate in the VA-IPS mode according to the present invention.
- the liquid crystal molecules 15 are all vertically aligned in the voltage OFF state, and in the voltage ON state, the liquid crystal molecules 15 in the column closest to the substrate 11 and the electrode 16 are vertical. The alignment is maintained and the liquid crystal molecules 15 in the second closest column are tilted.
- the concept of the present invention assumes that the liquid crystal molecules 15 in the column closest to the substrate 11 and the electrode 16 are also tilted. ing.
- the inventors have found that the polymer film constituting the interface with the liquid crystal layer ( i) composed of a polymer material having a CF 2 bond; (ii) composed of a polymer material having a CF 3 group at a side chain end; and (iii) a polymer material having a SiO bond. Or (iv) having a plurality of recesses having a depth of 10 nm or more and 100 nm or less on the surface to effectively reduce the anchoring energy in the polar angle direction of the substrate at the interface with the liquid crystal layer.
- the present inventors have found that the above-mentioned problems can be solved brilliantly and have reached the present invention.
- the present invention is a liquid crystal display element including a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the pair of substrates, wherein the liquid crystal layer is at least one of the pair of substrates when no voltage is applied.
- the present invention is also a liquid crystal display element including a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the pair of substrates, wherein the liquid crystal layer is at least one of the pair of substrates when no voltage is applied.
- a liquid crystal display element (hereinafter also referred to as a second liquid crystal display element of the present invention) including a polymer film, which is made of a polymer material having a CF 3 group at a side chain end. is there.
- the present invention is also a liquid crystal display element including a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the pair of substrates, wherein the liquid crystal layer is at least one of the pair of substrates when no voltage is applied.
- the present invention is also a liquid crystal display element including a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the pair of substrates, wherein the liquid crystal layer is at least one of the pair of substrates when no voltage is applied.
- a liquid crystal display element having a polymer film, the polymer film being composed of an inorganic material, and having a plurality of recesses having a depth of 10 nm or more and 100 nm or less on the surface hereinafter referred to as a fourth liquid crystal of the present invention). It is also called a display element.
- the present invention differs from Patent Documents 1 to 3 among the above-described prior art documents in the following points.
- Patent Document 1 in the OCB mode, solid particles are dispersed on the surface of the alignment film, and the solid particles are used as a nucleus of transition from the splay alignment state to the bend alignment state.
- the anchoring strength at the interface with the liquid crystal layer on the transparent substrate side having the pair of electrodes is combined with the lateral electric field application method and the a-TN mode, and the liquid crystal on the transparent substrate side without the pair of electrodes is used.
- the anchoring strength indicates anchoring in the azimuth direction, and no mention is made of anchoring in the polar angle direction. In this method, it is not easy to control the boundary region between the domains, and there is a problem that high contrast display cannot be performed.
- Patent Document 3 in the GH mode, liquid crystal molecules are easily moved by adjusting anchoring using a chemical adsorption film to realize high-speed response.
- a vertical alignment film by a chemisorption film having a fluorocarbon group at the end of a long chain the effect of lowering the voltage by this is not shown.
- a chemisorbed film is an ultra-thin film, and the voltage is lowered because there is little voltage loss due to the film.
- the first to fourth liquid crystal display elements of the present invention are liquid crystal display elements including a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the pair of substrates.
- the liquid crystal layer is filled with liquid crystal molecules whose orientation is controlled by application of a constant voltage.
- a voltage can be applied to the liquid crystal layer and the alignment of liquid crystal molecules can be controlled.
- the liquid crystal layer contains liquid crystal molecules that are aligned perpendicular to at least one substrate surface of the pair of substrates when no voltage is applied. By setting the initial alignment of the liquid crystal molecules to the vertical alignment, light can be effectively blocked during black display.
- At least one of the pair of substrates has a pair of comb electrodes.
- the pair of comb-shaped electrodes is, for example, a common voltage in which one comb-shaped electrode is provided in pixel units and a signal voltage is applied, and the other comb-shaped electrode is maintained at a constant voltage.
- an electric field for example, a horizontal electric field
- At least one of the pair of substrates has a polymer film on a surface in contact with the liquid crystal layer.
- the polymer film is preferably a vertical alignment film that defines the inclination of liquid crystal molecules close to the surface in the polar angle direction at approximately 90 ° (90 ° ⁇ 0 to 4 °). It may be due to the material of the molecular film or may be due to the structure of the polymer film.
- the polymer film is made of a polymer material having a CF 2 bond
- the polymer film is a side chain. It is composed of a polymer material having a CF 3 group at the end.
- the polymer material has a CF 2 bond and a CF 3 group at the end of the side chain.
- the ratio of F atoms per repeating unit of the polymer material having a CF 2 bond and / or the polymer material having a CF 3 group at the end of the side chain is 5% by weight or more.
- the surface energy of the polymer film is lowered, so that the anchoring energy for the liquid crystal molecules is also lowered.
- F atom can make affinity with an ionic impurity small, it can suppress that an electric double layer is formed in the surface of a polymer film.
- the polymer film is made of a polymer material having a SiO bond.
- the anchoring energy for the liquid crystal molecules on the surface of the polymer film having a SiO bond is one digit or more smaller than the anchoring energy for the liquid crystal molecules on the surface of the polymer film having no SiO bond. Therefore, anchoring energy for liquid crystal molecules can be lowered by using a polymer material having a SiO bond.
- the proportion of Si (silicon) atoms per repeating unit of the polymer material is preferably 5% by weight or higher.
- the ratio of Si atoms per repeating unit of the polymer material is more preferably 30% by weight or less.
- the polymer film is made of an inorganic material, and has a plurality of recesses having a depth of 10 nm or more and 100 nm or less on the surface.
- the polymer film here is not an organic film such as polyimide generally used as an alignment film but an inorganic film, and has a fine uneven shape on the surface that satisfies the above numerical range. According to such an inorganic film, anchoring energy can be reduced by an order of magnitude or more compared to the case where an organic film is used.
- liquid crystal molecules can be vertically aligned although the uniformity is not as good as that of the polyimide film described above.
- the liquid crystal molecules are preferably nematic liquid crystal molecules having positive dielectric anisotropy. Accordingly, the liquid crystal molecules are aligned along the direction of the electric field by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer, and a wide viewing angle can be obtained.
- the liquid crystal molecule group draws, for example, an arch shape by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer.
- the configuration of the liquid crystal display element of the present invention is not particularly limited by other components as long as such components are essential.
- liquid crystal display element for example, a horizontal electric field type liquid crystal display element
- a liquid crystal display element for example, a horizontal electric field type liquid crystal display element
- FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a configuration of the present invention and a typical VA-IPS mode. It is a schematic diagram showing an equipotential curve in a cell of the present invention and a typical VA-IPS mode when a voltage of 7 V is applied.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an alignment state of liquid crystal molecules in the VA-IPS mode cell shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the movement of liquid crystal molecules when a voltage is applied in the VA-IPS mode cell shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a liquid crystal alignment distribution when a voltage of 10 V is applied and a voltage of a VA-IPS mode of the present invention and a typical VA-IPS mode, and a transmittance distribution in the cell at that time.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing voltage-transmittance characteristics of the cell of the present invention or a typical VA-IPS mode. 6 is a graph showing voltage-transmittance characteristics in the VA-IPS mode compared with voltage-transmittance characteristics in other display modes when the electrode spacing S is fixed to 4 ⁇ m.
- FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing the behavior of liquid crystal molecules near the interface between a liquid crystal layer and a substrate in a VA-IPS mode that does not employ the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the behavior of liquid crystal molecules near the interface between a liquid crystal layer and a substrate in a VA-IPS mode employing the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a relationship between an electric field orientation of the liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 1 and a transmission axis of a polarizing plate.
- 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing voltage-transmittance characteristics at room temperature of the liquid crystal display elements of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1.
- 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 8.
- FIG. FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view illustrating a configuration of a liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 8.
- Embodiment 1 The liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 1 is transverse to the liquid crystal layer containing p-type nematic liquid crystal (nematic liquid crystal having positive dielectric anisotropy) aligned perpendicular to the substrate surface in the absence of applied voltage.
- p-type nematic liquid crystal nematic liquid crystal having positive dielectric anisotropy
- This is a VA-IPS mode liquid crystal display element in which an electric field in the (substrate surface direction) is applied to transfer liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer to a bend alignment in the horizontal direction.
- the liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 1 is further equipped with a drive circuit, a backlight (illumination device), etc., so that information such as mobile phones, PDAs, car navigation systems, personal computer monitors, televisions, information boards in stations, outdoor bulletin boards, etc. It can be used as a display or the like.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the liquid crystal display element according to the first embodiment.
- the liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 1 includes a pair of substrates, an array substrate 1 mainly composed of a transparent substrate 11, and a counter substrate 2 mainly composed of the transparent substrate 11.
- a liquid crystal layer 3 including p-type nematic liquid crystal molecules 15 is sealed between the counter substrate 2.
- the liquid crystal molecules 15 in the liquid crystal layer 3 are aligned in a direction perpendicular to the main surfaces of the substrates 1 and 2 (homeotropic alignment).
- the array substrate 1 has a pair of comb electrodes 16 for applying a constant voltage in the liquid crystal layer 3.
- a polymer film (alignment film) 14 is disposed on the surface of the array substrate 1 and the counter substrate 2 that are in contact with the liquid crystal layer 3.
- a polyimide vertical alignment film made of a polymer material including a chemical structure represented by the following chemical formula (1) can be used as the polymer film 14.
- the following chemical formula (1) has a CF 3 group at the end of the side chain of the diamine compound that is the main chain.
- n represents the number of repeating structures in parentheses and is a positive integer.
- the polymer film 14 in the first embodiment it is only necessary to have a CF 3 group at the side chain end in the chemical structure.
- the polyimide resin for example, an acrylic resin, a polystyrene resin, a polyester resin, a polypropylene resin It is also possible to use.
- Each of the pair of comb-shaped electrodes is a pixel electrode and a common electrode, and includes comb teeth as a basic configuration.
- the comb teeth of the picture element electrode and the comb teeth of the common electrode are parallel to each other and are alternately meshed with each other with a space therebetween.
- the picture element electrode is an electrode arranged for each picture element unit constituting the display area, and is supplied with an image signal.
- the common electrode is an electrode that is electrically conductive regardless of the boundary of the picture element, and is supplied with a common signal.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the orientation of the electric field of the liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 1 and the transmission axis of the polarizing plate.
- the broken line arrow is the transmission axis 51 of the polarizing plate on the array substrate side
- the solid line arrow is the transmission axis 52 of the polarizing plate on the counter substrate side.
- a white arrow indicates an application direction 53 of the electric field.
- the transmission axis 51 of the polarizing plate on the array substrate side and the transmission axis 52 of the polarizing plate on the counter substrate side are in a crossed Nicols relationship that forms an angle of approximately 90 °.
- Each of these transmission axes forms an angle of approximately 45 ° with respect to the direction of the electric field, that is, the direction perpendicular to the length direction of each comb tooth of the pair of comb-shaped electrodes 16 (electric field application direction). It is adjusted as follows. As a result, when no voltage is applied, light passes through the liquid crystal layer as it is and is blocked by the polarizing plate. On the other hand, when a voltage is applied above the threshold, the light is birefringent under the influence of the liquid crystal layer and passes through the polarizing plate. .
- FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display element of the first embodiment.
- the liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 1 includes a bead-like spacer 21 that defines the thickness (cell gap) of the liquid crystal layer 3 between the array substrate 1 and the counter substrate 2, and a seal for sealing the liquid crystal layer 3.
- a member 22 is provided.
- the liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 1 is actually produced and the result of having evaluated in contrast with the conventional liquid crystal display element is demonstrated. Specifically, the liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 1 was produced as follows.
- a glass substrate on the array substrate side having a pair of comb electrodes made of ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) on the surface is prepared, and the above chemical formula is formed on the glass substrate and the pair of comb electrodes.
- a polyimide solution for vertical alignment film (5% by weight, NMP solution) having the chemical structure represented by (1) is applied by spin coating, and then the substrate after application of the solution is baked at 200 ° C. for 1 hour.
- a polymer film was formed.
- variety of the comb tooth which a pair of comb-shaped electrode has was 4 micrometers
- interval of comb teeth was 4 micrometers.
- a polymer film was formed on the glass substrate on the counter substrate side by the same process. Thereafter, 4 micron resin beads (trade name: Micropearl SP, manufactured by Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.) are dispersed on the array substrate. On the other hand, a seal resin (trade name: Structbond XN-21-S, A Mitsui Toatsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) was printed, these were bonded together, and further fired at 250 ° C. for 3 hours to produce a liquid crystal cell. The cell gap was 4 ⁇ m.
- a liquid crystal composition (Merck) was sealed in a liquid crystal cell by a vacuum injection method, followed by bonding a polarizing plate on the surface of each glass substrate opposite to the liquid crystal layer, and a liquid crystal display element (implemented) Example 1) was prepared.
- the relationship between the direction of electric field application and the axial direction of the polarizing plate is as shown in FIG. ⁇ n of the liquid crystal composition (Merck) encapsulated between the pair of substrates was 0.112, and ⁇ was 18.5.
- Example 1 the voltage-transmittance characteristics of the liquid crystal display element of Example 1 were measured using a liquid crystal evaluation device LCD-5200 manufactured by Otsuka Electronics Co., Ltd.
- the material of the polymer film is the same as that of Example 1 except that a polyimide solution for vertical alignment film (5 wt%, NMP solution) having a chemical structure represented by the following chemical formula (2) was used.
- a liquid crystal display element for comparison (Comparative Example 1) was prepared by the method, and the voltage-transmittance characteristics were measured in the same manner.
- FIG. 12 is a graph showing voltage-transmittance characteristics of the liquid crystal display elements of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 at room temperature.
- a voltage required to obtain a transmittance of 10% when the maximum transmittance of the liquid crystal display element is 100% is hereinafter defined as a threshold voltage “V10”.
- V10 of the liquid crystal display element of Example 1 was 2.13V
- V10 of the liquid crystal display element of Comparative Example 1 was 2.66V.
- the threshold voltage V10 could be lowered by 0.5V or more without sacrificing the transmittance characteristic, and the practical value was great.
- Example 2 is a table summarizing the results of the examples and comparative examples.
- the value of the threshold voltage decreases as the proportion of F atoms increases, particularly when the proportion of F atoms per repeating unit of the polymer material is 5% by weight or more (Examples 1 to 3) It was found that the effect of reducing the threshold voltage is remarkably obtained.
- the weight ratio of F atoms was calculated from “the mixing ratio of the polymer containing F atoms” ⁇ “the ratio of F atoms in the repeating unit of the polymer containing F atoms”.
- F-IR Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
- XPS X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
- Embodiment 2 The liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 2 has the same configuration as that of the liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 1 except that the configuration of the polymer film provided at the interface with the liquid crystal layer is different.
- the polymer film (alignment film) is made of a polymer material having a CF 2 bond in the side chain and a CF 3 group at the end of the side chain.
- the liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 2 was produced as follows.
- a glass substrate on the array substrate side having a pair of ITO comb electrodes on the surface is prepared, and the glass substrate and the pair of comb electrodes are made of a silane coupling agent represented by the following chemical formula (3).
- a similar polymer film was also formed on the glass substrate on the counter substrate side by the same process.
- 4 micron resin beads (trade name: Micropearl SP, manufactured by Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.) are dispersed on the array substrate.
- a seal resin (trade name: Structbond XN-21-S, A liquid crystal cell was manufactured by printing Mitsui Toatsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) and bonding them together and firing them at 250 ° C. for 3 hours.
- the cell gap was 4 ⁇ m.
- a liquid crystal composition (Merck) was sealed in a liquid crystal cell by a vacuum injection method, followed by bonding a polarizing plate on the surface of each glass substrate opposite to the liquid crystal layer, and a liquid crystal display element (implemented) Example 6) was prepared.
- the relationship between the direction of electric field application and the axial direction of the polarizing plate is as shown in FIG. ⁇ n of the liquid crystal composition (Merck) encapsulated between the pair of substrates was 0.112, and ⁇ was 18.5.
- V10 of the liquid crystal display element of Example 6 was 2.06 V, and a significant reduction in drive voltage was achieved.
- the ratio of F atoms per repeating unit of the polymer material constituting the polymer film included in the liquid crystal display element of Example 6 was 52.5% by weight.
- the polymer film provided in the liquid crystal display element of Example 6 produced in this way is a monomolecular adsorption film, and as shown in the above process, a uniform polymer film can be obtained simply by immersing in a solution. Therefore, it can be said that it can be produced by a simpler film forming process than the liquid crystal display elements of Examples 1 to 5.
- the VA-IPS mode display method does not require precise pretilt angle control of liquid crystal molecules. Therefore, the method for forming a monomolecular adsorption film as described above is well matched with the display method of the VA-IPS mode.
- the monomolecular adsorption film is an ultra-thin film at the molecular level, and voltage loss due to the alignment film is small. Therefore, it can be said that it is suitable for the VA-IPS mode display method.
- Embodiment 3 The liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 3 has the same configuration as that of the liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 1 except that the configuration of the polymer film provided at the interface with the liquid crystal layer is different.
- the polymer film (alignment film) is made of a polymer material having a CF 2 bond.
- the liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 3 was produced as follows.
- a glass substrate on the array substrate side having a pair of ITO comb electrodes on the surface is prepared, and subsequently, a polyimide material having a high anchoring energy and a fluorinated material having a low anchoring energy are predetermined.
- a polyimide material mixed at a ratio was prepared, and a polymer film (LB film) was formed on the glass substrate and a pair of comb electrodes by an LB (Langmuir-Blodget) method.
- a polyamic acid represented by the following chemical formula (6) and N, N-dimethylhexadecylamine represented by the following chemical formula (7) are mixed in a mixed solution of N, N-dimethylacetamide and benzene (volume ratio: 1). 1), an alkylamine salt of polyamic acid represented by the following chemical formula (8) was formed, and accumulated on the substrate.
- the cumulative conditions were a surface pressure of 15 mN / m, a pulling speed of 15 mm / min, and a cumulative temperature of 20 ° C.
- the accumulated film produced by the above method was immersed in a mixed solution of acetic anhydride, pyridine and benzene (volume ratio 1: 1: 3) for each substrate for 12 hours to obtain a polyimide represented by the following chemical formula (9) (hereinafter referred to as the chemical formula (9)). , Abbreviated as PI.) To obtain a cumulative film (alignment film).
- X represents C (C 3 H 8 —C 6 H 4 —C 2 H 5 ) 2
- n represents the number of repeating structures in parentheses and is a positive integer.
- PFPE perfluoropolyether
- liquid crystal display elements Examples 7 to 11 were produced in the same manner as in Example 1, and voltage-transmittance characteristics were measured. Table 3 below summarizes the results of the respective liquid crystal display elements.
- the value of the threshold voltage decreases as the proportion of F atoms increases.
- the proportion of F atoms per repeating unit of the polymer material is 5% by weight or more (Examples 8 to 11) It was found that the effect of reducing the threshold voltage is remarkably obtained. Further, it has been found that when the ratio of F atoms per repeating unit is 10% by weight or more (Examples 10 and 11), the voltage-transmittance characteristic becomes gentle and the gradation display performance is improved.
- Embodiment 4 The liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 4 has a nano-order uneven structure on the surface of the polymer film on the counter substrate side provided at the interface with the liquid crystal layer, and the counter substrate side provided on the interface with the liquid crystal layer.
- the liquid crystal display device of the first embodiment has the same configuration except that the configuration of the polymer film is different.
- the liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 4 was produced as follows.
- a glass substrate on the opposite substrate side is prepared, and the surface of the glass substrate is irradiated with an ion beam under the conditions of irradiation energy of 2000 eV, irradiation time of 120 seconds, and irradiation angle of 45 °, and the depth is 50 nm (RMS), between the recesses.
- irradiation energy 2000 eV
- irradiation time 120 seconds
- irradiation angle 45 °
- the depth is 50 nm (RMS)
- a chemisorption film composed of the compound represented by the above chemical formula (3) used in Embodiment 2 is formed on the surface of the glass substrate, and thereafter, liquid crystal is used using the same method as in Example 6.
- a display element (Example 12) was produced.
- V10 of the liquid crystal display element of Example 12 was 1.9V. As described above, it was found that the driving voltage can be reduced only by adjusting the counter substrate side, not the array substrate, and the practical value is extremely large.
- the critical surface energy between the chemical adsorption film formed on the glass substrate having the concavo-convex structure on the surface and the liquid crystal layer is 6.3 N / m.
- the critical surface energy between the chemisorption film formed on the glass substrate having the surface and the liquid crystal layer was 8.6 N / m. From this, it can be seen that the reduction of the critical surface energy and the reduction of the anchoring energy are factors of the threshold voltage drop.
- Embodiment 5 The liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 5 is the same as that of Embodiment 1 except that an inorganic alignment film OA-018 (manufactured by Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.) is used as the polymer film provided at the interface with the liquid crystal layer. It has the same configuration as.
- the polymer film is made of a polymer material containing SiO bonds.
- a liquid crystal display device was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the above material was used as the material of the polymer film (Example 13), and the voltage-transmittance characteristics were measured in the same manner. It was 2.31V.
- a liquid crystal display element was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 using an organic alignment film SE-1211 (manufactured by Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.) containing no SiO bond as the material of the polymer film (Comparative Example 2).
- the anchoring energy can be greatly reduced as compared with a normal polyimide alignment film, and as a result, the driving voltage can be reduced.
- Example 13 The liquid crystal display element of Example 13 was analyzed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR method) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS method) as in Example 1. The ratio of Si atoms per repeating unit contained in was 6.2% by weight.
- FT-IR method Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
- XPS method X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
- Embodiment 6 The liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 6 has the same configuration as that of the liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 1 except that the configuration of the polymer film provided at the interface with the liquid crystal layer is different.
- the polymer film is made of a polymer material having a SiO bond.
- the liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 6 was produced as follows.
- Example 14 a liquid crystal display element was produced in the same manner as in Example 1, and the voltage-transmittance characteristics were measured at room temperature. As a result, V10 of the liquid crystal display element of Example 14 was 2.18 V, and it was confirmed that a significant drive voltage reduction was obtained.
- the Si content per repeating unit contained in the polymer material was about 8% by weight, thereby reducing the anchoring energy, The driving voltage is reduced. From this, the threshold voltage is expected to decrease as the Si content increases, and it is preferably 5 to 30% by weight from the viewpoints of both film formability and orientation.
- Embodiment 7 The liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 7 has a nano-order uneven structure on the surface of the polymer film provided at the interface with the liquid crystal layer, and the structure of the polymer film provided at the interface with the liquid crystal layer is different. Except for this, the liquid crystal display element of the first embodiment has the same configuration.
- the liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 7 was produced as follows.
- a glass substrate is prepared, and the surface of the glass substrate is modified by irradiating the surface of the glass substrate with a focused ion beam (irradiation time: 120 seconds, irradiation angle: 45 °).
- a concavo-convex structure with a pitch of several tens of nanometers was formed.
- a plurality of glass substrates having different depth and pitch orders of the concavo-convex structure are used, and other configurations are the same as in the case of Example 1, with the concavo-convex structure formed on the surface of the polymer film.
- a plurality of liquid crystal display elements having different orders (Examples 15 to 18, Comparative Examples 3 and 4) were produced.
- silicon nitride (CNx) is cited as the material of the polymer film.
- the material is not limited to this, and other inorganic dielectrics such as AlOx, SiOx, TiOx, HfOx, SiC, and DLC (Diamondlike Carbon) are used. It is also possible to use it.
- the polymer film may be a laminated film of these inorganic dielectrics, and can be combined as appropriate, for example, by superposing an AlOx film and an HfOx film.
- the vertical alignment is imparted to the liquid crystal molecules by the shape of the fine irregularities on the surface of the substrate, but the chemical alignment change (decrease in binding energy) by ion beam irradiation also improves the vertical alignment. It contributes to.
- Embodiments 1 to 7 have been described above, the embodiments can be combined with each other, or a stack of polymer films may be used. Further, in the polymer film, Al (aluminum), Ga (gallium), In (indium), Si (silicon), Ge (germanium), Sn (tin), Ti (titanium), Zr (zirconium), Hf (hafnium) ) May be contained, whereby the anchoring energy can be further reduced.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of the liquid crystal display device according to the eighth embodiment.
- the liquid crystal display device of Embodiment 8 includes a liquid crystal display panel having a liquid crystal layer 3 and a pair of substrates 1 and 2 sandwiching the liquid crystal layer 3, and one of the pair of substrates is an array substrate 1. And the other is the counter substrate 2.
- the liquid crystal display element of the eighth embodiment has the same configuration as the liquid crystal display element of the first embodiment except that the counter electrode 61 is provided on the counter substrate 2 side. As shown in FIG.
- a counter electrode 61 on the main surface of the transparent substrate (upper substrate) 12 on the counter substrate 2 side on the liquid crystal layer side, a counter electrode 61, a dielectric layer (insulating layer) 62, and a polymer film (alignment film) 14 are stacked in this order.
- a color filter layer may be provided between the counter electrode 61 and the transparent substrate 12.
- the counter electrode 61 is formed from a transparent conductive film such as ITO or IZO. Each of the counter electrode 61 and the dielectric layer 62 is formed without a break so as to cover at least the entire display region. A predetermined potential common to each picture element is applied to the counter electrode 61.
- the dielectric layer 62 is formed from a transparent insulating material. Specifically, it is formed from an inorganic insulating film such as silicon nitride, an organic insulating film such as acrylic resin, or the like.
- a comb electrode including the pixel electrode 30 and the common electrode 40 and a polymer film (alignment film) 13 are provided on the main surface on the liquid crystal layer 13 side of the transparent substrate 11 on the array substrate 1 side.
- Polarizing plates 17 and 18 are disposed on the outer main surfaces of the two transparent substrates 11 and 12.
- the common electrode 40 and the counter electrode 61 may be grounded.
- the common electrode 40 and the counter electrode 61 may be applied with voltages having the same magnitude and polarity, or voltages having different magnitudes and polarities may be applied to each other. It may be applied.
- the liquid crystal display element of Embodiment 8 can also be driven with a low threshold voltage. Further, the response speed can be improved by forming the counter electrode 61.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic plan view illustrating the configuration of the liquid crystal display device according to the eighth embodiment.
- the features of the form shown in FIG. 14 may be applied to the first to seventh embodiments.
- a pixel is composed of picture elements of a plurality of colors.
- the pixels do not have to be composed of picture elements of a plurality of colors, that is, the liquid crystal display element of the present embodiment may perform black and white display. Show.
- the liquid crystal display device is viewed from the front, that is, when the pair of substrate surfaces are viewed from the front, the 3 o'clock direction, the 12 o'clock direction, the 9 o'clock direction, and the 6 o'clock direction are respectively 0 ° direction (azimuth) and 90 ° direction.
- a signal line 33 On the main surface of the transparent substrate 11 on the liquid crystal layer 3 side, there are a signal line 33, a scanning line 35, a common wiring 41, a switching element (active element), and one pixel is provided for each pixel.
- TFT thin film transistor
- the scanning line 35, the common wiring 41, and the common electrode 40 are provided on the transparent substrate 12, and a gate insulating film (not shown) is provided on the scanning line 35, the common wiring 41, and the common electrode 40, and the signal line 33,
- the pixel electrode 30 is provided on the gate insulating film, and the polymer film (alignment film) 13 is provided on the signal line 33 and the pixel electrode 30.
- the common wiring 41 and the common electrode 40, and the pixel electrode 30 may be patterned using the same film in the same process by the photolithography method, and may be arranged on the same layer (the same insulating film).
- the signal line 33 is provided in a straight line parallel to each other and extends vertically between adjacent picture elements.
- the scanning lines 35 are provided in a straight line parallel to each other, and extend between adjacent picture elements in the left-right direction.
- the signal line 33 and the scanning line 35 are orthogonal to each other, and a region defined by the signal line 33 and the scanning line 35 is approximately one picture element region.
- the scanning line 35 also functions as a gate of the TFT 37 in the display area.
- the TFT 37 includes a semiconductor layer 38 provided in the vicinity of the intersection of the signal line 33 and the scanning line 35 and formed in an island shape on the scanning line 35.
- the TFT 37 includes a source electrode 34 that functions as a source and a drain electrode 36 that functions as a drain.
- the source electrode 34 connects the TFT 37 and the signal line 33
- the drain electrode 36 connects the TFT 37 and the pixel electrode 30.
- the source electrode 34 and the signal line 33 are patterned from the same film and connected to each other.
- the drain electrode 36 and the pixel electrode 30 are patterned from the same film and connected to each other.
- An image signal is supplied from the signal line 33 to the pixel electrode 30 at a predetermined timing while the TFT 37 is in an ON state.
- a predetermined potential common to each picture element is applied to the common wiring 41 and the common electrode 40.
- the planar shape of the picture element electrode 30 is a comb-teeth shape, and the picture element electrode 30 includes a linear trunk (picture element trunk 31) and a plurality of linear comb teeth (picture element comb teeth 32).
- the picture element trunk 31 is provided along the short side (lower side) of the picture element.
- Each picture element comb tooth portion 32 is connected to the picture element trunk portion 31.
- Each picture element comb tooth portion 32 extends from the picture element trunk portion 31 toward the opposing short side (upper side), that is, in the direction of approximately 90 °.
- the common electrode 40 includes a comb-like shape in plan view and includes a plurality of linear comb-tooth portions (common comb-tooth portions 42).
- the common comb tooth portion 42 and the common wiring 41 are patterned from the same film and connected to each other. That is, the common wiring 41 is also a trunk portion (common trunk portion) of the common electrode 40 that connects the plurality of common comb tooth portions 42 to each other.
- the common wiring 41 is provided in a straight line parallel to the scanning line 35 and extends between adjacent picture elements in the left-right direction.
- the common comb tooth portion 42 extends from the common wiring 41 toward the lower side of the opposing picture element, that is, in a direction of approximately 270 °.
- the pixel electrode 30 and the common electrode 40 are disposed to face each other so that the comb teeth (the pixel comb tooth portion 32 and the common comb tooth portion 42) are engaged with each other.
- the pixel comb teeth 32 and the common comb teeth 42 are arranged in parallel with each other, and are alternately arranged with an interval.
- two domains in which the tilt directions of the liquid crystal molecules are opposite are formed in one picture element.
- the number of domains is not particularly limited and can be set as appropriate. From the viewpoint of obtaining good viewing angle characteristics, four domains may be formed in one picture element.
- the example shown in FIG. 14 has two or more regions having different electrode intervals in one picture element. More specifically, in each picture element, a region having a relatively narrow electrode interval (region Sn) and a region having a relatively wide electrode interval (region Sw) are formed.
- region Sn a region having a relatively narrow electrode interval
- region Sw a region having a relatively wide electrode interval
- the threshold value of the VT characteristic in each region can be made different, and in particular, the gradient of the VT characteristic of the entire picture element at a low gradation can be made smooth.
- the occurrence of whitening can be suppressed and the viewing angle characteristics can be improved.
- whitening is a phenomenon in which a display that should appear dark appears to be whitish when the viewing direction is tilted obliquely from the front in a state where a relatively dark display with low gradation is performed.
- Array substrate 2 Counter substrate 3: Liquid crystal layer 11, 12: Transparent substrate 13, 14: Polymer film (alignment film) 15: Liquid crystal molecules 16: Comb electrodes 17, 18: Polarizing plate 21: Spacer 22: Seal member 30: Picture element electrode 31: Picture element trunk 32: Picture element comb tooth part 33: Signal line 34: Source electrode 35: Scanning Line 36: Drain electrode 37: TFT 38: Semiconductor layer 40: Common electrode 41: Common wiring (common trunk) 42: Common comb tooth part 51: Transmission axis 52 of polarizing plate on the array substrate side: Transmission axis 53 of polarizing plate on the counter substrate side: Application direction 61 of electric field: Counter electrode 62: Dielectric layer
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実施形態1の液晶表示素子は、電圧無印加状態で基板面に対して垂直に配向させたp型ネマチック液晶(正の誘電異方性を有するネマチック液晶)を含む液晶層に対して、横方向(基板面方向)の電界を印加し、液晶層内の液晶分子を横方向のベンド状配向に転移させるVA-IPSモードの液晶表示素子である。
実施形態2の液晶表示素子は、液晶層との界面に設けられる高分子膜の構成が異なること以外は、実施形態1の液晶表示素子と同様の構成を有する。実施形態2において高分子膜(配向膜)は、側鎖にCF2結合を有し、かつ側鎖末端にCF3基を有する高分子材料で構成されている。
実施形態3の液晶表示素子は、液晶層との界面に設けられる高分子膜の構成が異なること以外は、実施形態1の液晶表示素子と同様の構成を有する。実施形態3において高分子膜(配向膜)は、CF2結合を有する高分子材料で構成されている。
実施形態4の液晶表示素子は、液晶層との界面に設けられる対向基板側の高分子膜の表面にナノオーダーの凹凸構造を有すること、及び、液晶層との界面に設けられる対向基板側の高分子膜の構成が異なること以外は、実施形態1の液晶表示素子と同様の構成を有する。
実施形態5の液晶表示素子は、液晶層との界面に設けられる高分子膜として、無機配向膜OA-018(日産化学工業(株)製)を用いること以外は、実施形態1の液晶表示素子と同様の構成を有する。実施形態5において高分子膜は、SiO結合を含む高分子材料で構成されている。
実施形態6の液晶表示素子は、液晶層との界面に設けられる高分子膜の構成が異なること以外は、実施形態1の液晶表示素子と同様の構成を有する。実施形態6において高分子膜は、SiO結合を有する高分子材料で構成されている。
実施形態7の液晶表示素子は、液晶層との界面に設けられる高分子膜の表面にナノオーダーの凹凸構造を有すること、及び、液晶層との界面に設けられる高分子膜の構成が異なること以外は、実施形態1の液晶表示素子と同様の構成を有する。
図13は、実施形態8の液晶表示装置の構成を示す断面模式図である。図13に示すように、実施形態8の液晶表示装置は、液晶層3及び液晶層3を挟持する一対の基板1,2を有する液晶表示パネルを備え、一対の基板の一方はアレイ基板1であり、他方が対向基板2である。実施形態8の液晶表示素子は、対向基板2側に対向電極61を有すること以外は、実施形態1の液晶表示素子と同様の構成を有する。図13に示すように、対向基板2側の透明基板(上基板)12の液晶層側の主面上には、対向電極61、誘電体層(絶縁層)62及び高分子膜(配向膜)14がこの順に積層されている。なお、対向電極61と透明基板12の間にはカラーフィルタ層が設けられてもよい。
2:対向基板
3:液晶層
11,12:透明基板
13,14:高分子膜(配向膜)
15:液晶分子
16:櫛型電極
17,18:偏光板
21:スペーサー
22:シール部材
30:絵素電極
31:絵素幹部
32:絵素櫛歯部
33:信号線
34:ソース電極
35:走査線
36:ドレイン電極
37:TFT
38:半導体層
40:共通電極
41:共通配線(共通幹部)
42:共通櫛歯部
51:アレイ基板側の偏光板の透過軸
52:対向基板側の偏光板の透過軸
53:電界の印加方位
61:対向電極
62:誘電体層
Claims (7)
- 一対の基板と、該一対の基板間に封止された液晶層とを含む液晶表示素子であって、
該液晶層は、電圧無印加時に該一対の基板の少なくとも一方の基板面に対して垂直に配向する液晶分子を含有し、
該一対の基板の少なくとも一方は、一対の櫛型電極を有し、
該一対の基板の少なくとも一方は、液晶層と接する側の面に高分子膜を有し、
該高分子膜は、CF2結合を有する高分子材料で構成されている
ことを特徴とする液晶表示素子。 - 一対の基板と、該一対の基板間に封止された液晶層とを含む液晶表示素子であって、
該液晶層は、電圧無印加時に該一対の基板の少なくとも一方の基板面に対して垂直に配向する液晶分子を含有し、
該一対の基板の少なくとも一方は、一対の櫛型電極を有し、
該一対の基板の少なくとも一方は、液晶層と接する側の面に高分子膜を有し、
該高分子膜は、側鎖末端にCF3基を有する高分子材料で構成されている
ことを特徴とする液晶表示素子。 - 前記高分子材料の繰り返し単位当たりのF原子の割合は、5重量%以上であることを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載の液晶表示素子。
- 一対の基板と、該一対の基板間に封止された液晶層とを含む液晶表示素子であって、
該液晶層は、電圧無印加時に該一対の基板の少なくとも一方の基板面に対して垂直に配向する液晶分子を含有し、
該一対の基板の少なくとも一方は、一対の櫛型電極を有し、
該一対の基板の少なくとも一方は、液晶層と接する側の面に高分子膜を有し、
該高分子膜は、SiO結合を有する高分子材料で構成されている
ことを特徴とする液晶表示素子。 - 前記高分子材料の繰り返し単位当たりのSi原子の割合は、5重量%以上であることを特徴とする請求項4記載の液晶表示素子。
- 一対の基板と、該一対の基板間に封止された液晶層とを含む液晶表示素子であって、
該液晶層は、電圧無印加時に該一対の基板の少なくとも一方の基板面に対して垂直に配向する液晶分子を含有し、
該一対の基板の少なくとも一方は、一対の櫛型電極を有し、
該一対の基板の少なくとも一方は、液晶層と接する側の面に高分子膜を有し、
該高分子膜は、無機材料で構成されており、表面に、深さ10nm以上、100nm以下の複数の凹部を有する
ことを特徴とする液晶表示素子。 - 前記液晶分子は、正の誘電率異方性を有するネマチック液晶分子であることを特徴とする請求項1~6のいずれかに記載の液晶表示素子。
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