Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Industry-university Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University

Konkuk University Industrial Cooperation Corp

Jae-eun Jang

Jae-eun Jung

Kyu-young Hwang

Gae-hwang Lee

Seung-nam Cha

Yong-wan Jin

Byong-gwon Song

Jae-Hoon Kim

Jung-woo Kim

Soo-joung Lee

Kwang-soo Bae

Joo-Young Kim

Jin Woo Lee

Jin-Woo Lee

Sun-il Kim

Yong-Kweun Mun

Young-Jae Jeon

Kwan-sun Park

Young-jae Jun

An active lens includes: a first nanoelectrode unit; a second nanoelectrode unit formed to face the first nanoelectrode unit; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first nanoelectrode unit and the second nanoelectrode unit. Liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are aligned according to an electric field formed by a voltage applied to the first and second nanoelectrode units to form a refractive power.

Active lenses, stereoscopic image display apparatuses including active lenses and methods of operating the same

In a method of manufacturing a single-layer cholesteric liquid crystal display device, a liquid crystal composition of a cholesteric phase is formed between a first substrate and a second substrate. A plurality of liquid crystal layers are formed by sequentially adjusting the temperature of the cholesteric phase liquid crystal composition and performing a plurality of optical curing processes on the cholesteric phase liquid crystal composition. Each of the plurality of liquid crystal layers corresponds to one of the plurality of subpixels.

Cholesteric liquid crystal display devices and methods of manufacturing the same

A color filter and display devices using the same are provided, the color filter includes a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from each other; and a variable filter layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The variable filter layer includes a polymer, liquid crystal dispersed in the polymer, and a plurality of color display materials mixed in the liquid crystal.

Color filter and display devices including the same

The color filter may include a pixel unit having a plurality of sub-pixels of different colors, wherein the plurality of sub-pixels respectively include flat plate metal layers and a plurality of color PDLC layers on the flat plate metal layers, and the plurality of color PDLC layers each include a polymer, a plurality of liquid crystal drops dispersed in the polymer, and a plurality of color display materials mixed in the liquid crystal drops.

Color filter and display device employing the same

A polymer dispersed display apparatus includes a polymer layer, and a plurality of liquid crystal drops dispersed in the polymer layer. Quantum dots emitting a plurality of colors of light are mixed in the liquid crystal drops. Therefore, the polymer dispersed display apparatus displays colors without the need for a color filter. Thus, the polymer dispersed display apparatus need not include a polarization plate and a color filter, so that a light usage efficiency of the polymer dispersed display apparatus increases.

Polymer dispersed display panels including quantum dots and display apparatuses including the same

Disclosed are p-n zinc (Zn) oxide nanowires and a methods of manufacturing the same. A p-n Zn oxide nanowire includes a p-n junction structure in which phosphorus (P) is on a surface of a Zn oxide nanowire.

P-n zinc oxide nanowires and methods of manufacturing the same

A display device may include a first substrate, a second substrate, reflective plates and a transparent electrode. The first substrate and the second substrate may be facing each other. The reflective plates may be on a surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate. The transparent electrode may be disposed on a surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate. Color filters and a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer may further be included in the display device. The color filters may be on the reflective plates, and the PDLC may be between the first substrate and the second substrate. The PDLC layer may include a polymer and liquid crystals dispersed in the polymer.

Display device having color filter and polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer

Provided are a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The PDLC display device may include a PDLC layer between facing substrates, wherein the PDLC layer has at least two regions including polymers having different concentrations.

Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal display device and method of manufacturing the same

A reflective polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) display device may include a plurality of first and second electrodes on the first and second substrates, the first and second substrates separate from each other, a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer between the plurality of first and second electrodes, the PDLC layer including polymer, liquid crystal, and a chain transfer reagent, and a specular reflection plate on the first substrate.

Reflective polymer dispersed liquid crystal display device

In a method of forming a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) film, the presence of dichroic dye in a polymer may be prevented or reduced by diffusing dichroic dye into a PDLC layer, and a PDLC display device having improved visibility may be formed.

Method of forming polymer-dispersed liquid crystal film including dichroic dye

Example embodiments are directed to a reflective color display device including a first substrate and a second substrate spaced apart from each other; a plurality of first and second electrodes respectively on the first and second substrates; a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer between the first and second electrodes and including a polymer and liquid crystals in the polymer; and a CMY color filter on the second substrate.

Reflective color display device

Example embodiment are directed to a reflective display device including a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer between a first substrate and a second substrate, and a mirror reflection plate on the first substrate.

Reflective display devices

A cholesteric liquid crystal display device includes: a plurality of pixel units arranged two-dimensionally between two transparent substrates. Each of the plurality of pixel units includes a cholesteric liquid crystal layer having a single-layer structure. The cholesteric liquid crystal layer includes: a liquid crystal molecule; a chiral dopant; and an optically polymerizable polymer. The chiral dopant is mixed with the liquid crystal molecule to form a cholesteric phase and has a solubility that varies with respect to the liquid crystal molecule according to temperature. The optically polymerizable polymer is cured to fix a helix pitch of the cholesteric phase.

Example embodiments relate to a method of manufacturing a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) display device including dichroic dye. The method may include filling a mixture solution including liquid crystals, a photopolymerizable material, dichroic dyes, and liquid crystalline polymers in a space between a first electrode and a second electrode that face each other; applying an electric field between the first electrode and the second electrode; and arranging the dichroic dyes in the mixture solution.

Method of manufacturing polymer dispersed liquid crystal display device including dichroic dye

Example embodiments relate to a method of forming a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) layer including a dichroic dye. A first PDLC layer including the dichroic dye and a second PDLC layer having no dichroic dye may be bonded to each other so as to form the desired PDLC layer.

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Jae-eun Jang