Novel Mesogenic Polymer Stabilized Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Display Device Exhibiting V-Shaped Electrooptic Characteristics : Structure and Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Condensed Matter

By using a conventional commercially available ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC), FELIX M4851/100 (Clariant Japan), which is doped with newly developed photocurable mesogenic liquid crystal monomers, 2A363 (DIC), a new FLC device exhibiting V-shaped electrooptic performance is successfully fabricated. In the fabrication process, the photocure is carried out in the smectic A phase without applying an external voltage and the mesogenic monomers may form a polymer network.