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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1993
Takamasa Harada, Chiba, JP;
Claus Escher, Hofheim, DE;
Gerd Illian, Tokyo, JP;
Anke Kaltbeitzel, Ru, DE;
Norbert Rosch, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Abstract
Ferroelectric liquid crystal display comprising outer substrates, electrodes, polarizer(s), ferroelectric liquid crystalline material and alignment layer(s), in which the ferroelectric liquid crystalline material has a spontaneous polarization of Ps>20 nC.cm.sup.-2 and a natural helical pitch of less than half of the cell thickness, and the alignment layer comprises at least one lipophilizing, lipophilic and/or amphiphilic compound. The liquid crystal display according to the invention exhibits a short switching time and a significantly reduced surface memory effect, and thus achieves an improved display contrast.