We investigated the electrooptical properties of a carbon nanotube (CNT)-doped twisted nematic (TN) liquid crystal (LC) cell. Experimental results reveal that the doped CNTs influence the elastic constant of LC–CNT dispersion. Using a small amount of CNT dopant, the field-on response time of the LC cell is nearly invariant; the threshold voltage of the cell increases due to the increase in the elastic constant of LC–CNT dispersion. At a higher CNT concentration, the marked increase in the dielectric anisotropy of LC–CNT dispersion markedly decreases the field-on response time and threshold voltage of the LC cell. The field-off response time of this cell decreases with increasing CNT concentration due to the increase in elastic constant and the slight increase in viscosity of LC–CNT dispersion. The field-on and field-off response times of the LC cell are reduced simultaneously when the LC host is doped with a moderate amount of CNT dopant.

This paper presents a dual-view (DV) liquid crystal display (LCD) fabricated with a twisted nematic (TN) cell that has patterned electrodes on its substrates. The TN DV LCD effectively inhibits the bright state light leakage in the un-intended viewing direction, improving the contrast ratio of the DV LCD when the right and the left subpixels of the DV LCD are addressed simultaneously. In the preferred viewing direction, the TN DV LCD has a high contrast ratio of 140:1.

We demonstrate an effective method of reducing mobile ions in a silica nanoparticle (SN)-doped liquid crystal (LC) cell by alternating-current high-voltage pulse treatment (ACHVPT). In this method, the director distortion in LCs near the substrate creates a lifting force that moves the SNs toward the substrate. The moving SNs trap mobile ions in the cell bulk. After ACHVPT, the SNs and mobile ions are adsorbed onto the substrates, thereby significantly decreasing cell ion density. The ion density of the SN-doped LC cell after ACHVPT treatment is 1.5% of that of a pristine LC cell.

12.1‐inch 169‐ppi full‐color micro‐LED display using LTPS‐TFT backplane has been successfully developed. Blue micro‐LED, whose size is less than 30 mm, was applied with red and green conversion materials to produce full‐color images. Contrast ratio of >1,000,000: 1 with brightness of 700 nits was realized by the full‐color micro‐LED display for high‐dynamic‐range display applications.

In this article, we disclose a 3-inch 250ppi active matrix field sequential color electrically suppressed ferroelectric liquid crystal (ESHFLC) display. ESHFLC's ultra-fast response time (~10µs at 6.67V/µm) enables the display resolution to be tripled via field sequential color technique. Photo-alignment technology provides ESHFLC with optimal anchoring energy which contributes to a high contrast ratio over 10K:1. Specific 3T1C pixel circuit is designed to convert the analog signal to pulse width modulation. Thus the field sequential color ESHFLC display is achieved on LTPS TFT panel. With the delivered prototype, we successfully demonstrate the active matrix FSC ESHFLC integrated display system. We believe this display may replace IPS or FFS in the near future for portable mobile market. Moreover, high resolution FSCESHFLC can find more applications in emerging virtual reality displays.