• DocumentCode
    939493
  • Title

    Pleochroic dyes with high-order parameters for liquid-crystal displays

  • Author

    Constant, J. ; Kirton, J. ; Raynes, E.P. ; Shanks, I.A. ; Coates, D. ; Gray, G.W. ; McDonnell, D.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Royal Signals & Radar Establishment, Malvern, UK
  • Volume
    12
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    1976
  • Firstpage
    514
  • Lastpage
    515
  • Abstract
    Azo dyes of various colours have been produced with order parameters of up to 0.80 when dissolved in liquid crystals. They have also been assessed for solubility, stability and for usefulness as additives in the cholesteric-nematic phase-change effect.
  • Keywords
    display systems; liquid crystal devices; azo dyes; cholesteric nematic phase change effect; liquid crystal display; pleochroic dyes; solubility; stability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19760391
  • Filename
    4240079