ABSTRACT
A blue-phase liquid crystal display (BPLCD) with single–penetration (S-P) electrodes is proposed to reduce the operating voltage. X-shape inclined-electric field is induced by the S-P electrodes with 2 ~ 3 μm height, which can lower the operating voltage by ~45%, and improve the transmittance compared with BPLCD with conventional in-plane electrodes. Moreover, the wide viewing angle and very small image distortion index can be obtained in this structure with a half-wave biaxial film. The proposed structure shows simple etching control and easy one-drop filling process of blue-phase liquid crystal compared with dual-convex-penetration electrodes.
GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
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Acknowledgment
The authors would like to thank Haiwei Chen (University of Central Florida, Group of Shin-Tson Wu) for his help.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.