Multi-layer protruded electrodes for reducing the operating voltage and gamma shift of fringe-field switching LCDs

ABSTRACT

To reduce the operating voltage and gamma shift of the nematic liquid crystal display (LCD), a single-domain-protruded fringe-field switching (PFFS) electrode structure is designed. In this work, a kind of nematic liquid crystal (NLC) is introduced firstly. Then, the operating voltage and gamma shift of the proposed PFFS LCD are investigated under various electrodes’ parameters. Besides, its light leakage and contrast ratio are also discussed. The results show that the operating voltage of the PFFS LCD is only 1.40 V, here the electrodes’ width is 2 μm and electrodes’ gap is 4 μm. The gamma shift of the PFFS LCD can be reduced to the indistinguishable level under various electrodes’ sizes, if the height of the insulation layer is proper. For contrast ratio, it is larger than 200:1 at full viewing-angle, and the zone of 500:1 covers 60° polar angle.

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KEYWORDS:

• Nematic liquid crystal display
• gamma shift
• operating voltage
• electrode structure

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China [Grant Number 2018YFB0703701], and the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant Number 61475042].