The effect of terminal chain modifications on the mesomorphic properties of 4,4′-disubstituted diphenyldiacetylenes

The typical sidewalls produced in the fabrication of protrusion electrodes are proposed to create a low voltage (4.5 V_rms) and high transmittance (93%) blue-phase liquid crystal display (BP-LCD). The tilted electrodes produce a strong horizontal electrical field that reduces the operating voltage considerably. The common problem of the ‘dead zones’ is solved by reflecting the light onto the electrodes. In order to estimate the phase retardation of the reflected light, a ray tracing simulation program for anisotropic mediums has been developed. The proposed device is more competitive than vertical field switching based BP-LCD and also, has the advantages of protruded in-plane-switching structures. These facts make this technology a potential candidate for the next generation of BP-LCDs.     

Ferroelectric liquid crystals from banana-shaped achiral molecules with vinyl end groups

Banana-shaped achiral compounds, the 1,3-phenylene bis[4-(alkenyloxyphenyliminomethyl)benzoate]s, were synthesized with varying length of the alkenyl group; their ferroelectric properties are described. The smectic mesophases, including a switchable chiral smectic C (SmC*) phase, were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing optical microscopy and the triangular wave method. The presence of vinyl groups at the ends of the linear side-wings in the banana-shaped achiral molecules, containing a Schiff's base mesogen, induced a decrease in melting temperature and formation of the switchable SmC* phase in the melt. The compound having the octenyloxy group exhibited a spontaneous polarization of 120 nC cm^?2 on reversal of an applied electric field.     

Differentiating bulk nanobubbles from nanodroplets and nanoparticles

History has shown that it is not as easy as one might think to differentiate between bulk nanobubbles and nanodroplets or nanoparticles. It is generally easy to detect colloids (i.e. something that looks different, e.g. scatters light differently than its surrounding solvent), but less easy to determine the nature of these colloids. This has led to misinterpretations in the literature, where nanodroplets or nanoparticles have mistakenly been assumed to be nanobubbles. In this paper, we review a multitude of experimental methods and approaches to prove the existence of bulk nanobubbles. We conclude that combinations of optical detection with physical perturbations such as pressure or ultrasound, or phase-sensitive holographic methods are the most promising and convenient approaches.     

基于MEMS传感器的无线位置跟踪控制仿真应用

针对嵌入式工业控制系统终端显示的需要,提出了一种基于微处理器R1610和LCD控制器SSD1963的液晶显示模块的设计方法。详细阐述了硬件接口电路的设计和控制软件的编程,重点介绍了R1610、SSD1963以及TFT液晶屏AT070TN83之间的硬件连接方法,分析了SSD1963液晶控制的使用方法以及针对液晶屏显示时序的系统设置。结合显示控制实例实现了图像在液晶屏上的显示,显示效果良好。该显示模块的设计具有一定的应用前景和参考价值。     

基于i.MX35的工程机械显示终端设计

工程机械显示终端是重要的人机交互界面,随着工程机械控制系统信息化和智能化水平的不断提高,对车载显示终端也提出了越来越高的要求。为了满足需求,研制了基于i.MX35的工程机械显示终端,该显示终端以i.MX35多媒体应用处理器为核心,采用CODESYS作为应用编程平台,实现了人机界面显示、CAN总线通信、摄像头视频采集、大容量数据存储等功能,具有显示性能强大、启动速度快、应用编程灵活、易于扩展等特点,可以广泛应用于各种工程机械控制系统中。     

空间光调制器曲面拼接实现全息三维显示视角拓展

本文对多空间光调制器不同拼接方式拓展全息三维再现像视角的方法进行了分析,基于多片空间光调制器拼接拓展视角的思想,利用平面反射镜、分光镜和两片透射式空间光调制器设计了曲面拼接系统,进行了全息三维再现像的视角拓展实验研究。用该系统对四棱锥物体的层析菲涅尔衍射全息图进行再现,结果表明,总视角由基于单片空间光调制器的1.7°增大到3.2°,即拓展到约1.9倍,分光镜能够消除两片空间光调制器间的间隙,实现无缝拼接。该方法同样适用于更多空间光调制器的曲面拼接中,可以有效地拓展全息再现像的视场角大小。     

Quantum Dots for Display Applications

This article offers a materials-chemistry perspective for colloidal quantum dots (QDs) in the field of display, including QD-enhanced liquid-crystal-display (QD-LCD) and QD-based light-emitting-diodes (QLEDs) display. The rapid successes of QDs for display in the past five years are not accidental but have a deep root in both maturity of their synthetic chemistry and their unique chemical, optical, and optoelectronic properties. This article intends to discuss the natural match of QD emitters for display and chemical means to eventually bring about their full potential.     

Pretilt study of double‐layer alignment film (DLAF)

A novel double‐layer alignment film (DLAF) was developed to obtain greater control of the alignment characteristics of the liquid crystal director. The DLAF consists of a thin fluorinated polymer layer on the top of a rubbed non‐fluorinated, non‐branched polyimide layer (PI 2555). Two types of fluorinated polymer with different chemical structures and wetting behaviour on PI 2555 were chosen, to provide either continuous or discontinuous top layers. The continuous top layer DLAF (DLAF‐1) exhibits an abrupt pretilt transition from planar to homeotropic as the top layer thickness increases. The discontinuous top layer DLAF (DLAF‐2) exhibits a gradual transition where the pretilt correlates with the coverage of fluorinated top layer. These two types of transitions fit with de Gennes' local Frederick's transition and Kwok's inhomogeneous alignment theories, respectively. The abrupt pretilt transition system may be promising for chemical/biosensor applications, whereas the gradual transition system is suitable for pretilt control in LCD devices.