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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2014
Merck Patent Gmbh, Darmstadt, DE;
Rachel Tuffin, Chandler's Ford, GB;
Rebecca Proctor, Southampton, GB;
Simon Siemianowski, Darmstadt, DE;
Karl Skjonnemand, Southampton, GB;
Owain Llyr Parri, Ringwood, GB;
Geoffrey Luckhurst, Romsey, GB;
MERCK PATENT GMBH, Darmstadt, DE;
Abstract
The invention provides a light modulation element comprising a flexoelectric polarisable liquid-crystalline medium, characterized in that the switching from a boundary state A to a boundary state B comprises a combination of a distinct flexoelectric switching regime and a distinct dielectric switching regime upon application of an electric field. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of such a light modulation element in an electro-optical device, i.e. an LCD display device, and electrooptical devices comprising the light modulation element according to the present invention. Moreover, the invention relates to a method of production of the light modulation element according to the present invention.