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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2010
Takayoshi Yanai, Ichihara, JP;
Takashi Hiraoka, Ichihara, JP;
Masayuki Saito, Ichihara, JP;
JNC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Chisso Petrochemical Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Subject The subject is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large elastic constant ratio, a small temperature dependence of the threshold voltage, a small frequency dependence of the dielectric anisotropy and a short helical pitch, or that is suitably balanced regarding at least two of the characteristics. The subject is to provide a STN device that has a short response time, a large contrast ratio, a low threshold voltage, a small electric power consumption, a steep voltage-transmission curve and a small light leak. Means for Solving the Subject The invention provides a nematic liquid crystal composition that include a specific optically active compound as a first component and a specific compound having a positively large dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and that optionally may include a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a small viscosity as a third component and a specific compound having a positively large dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, and provides a liquid crystal display device containing this composition.