Stability of liquid crystal systems doped withγ-Fe_(2)O_(3)nanoparticles

In order to explore the stability of a liquid crystal(LC)system doped withγ-Fe_(2)O_(3)nanoparticles,the physical properties(clearing point,dielectric properties),electro-optical properties and residual direct-current voltage(RDCV)of the doped LC system were measured and evaluated at different times.First,the temperature was controlled by precision hot stage,and the clearing point temperature of doped LC was observed and measured by a polarized optical microscope.Using a precision LCR meter,we measured the capacitance-voltage curves of the doped LC system at the temperature of 27℃.The dielectric constant of doped LC was calculated by the dualcell capacitance method.Then,the electro-optical properties of the doped LC system were measured.Finally,the RDCV of the doped LC system was measured and calculated.After five months,the parameters of the doped LC system were re-measured and analyzed under the same conditions to evaluate its stability.The experimental results show that,within five months,the clearing point change rate of doped LC is in the range of 0.24%-1.37%,the change of dielectric anisotropy is in the range of 0.035-0.2,the curves of electro-optical properties are basically fitted,and the change rate of saturated RDCV is about 11.2%,which basically indicate that the LC system doped withγ-Fe_(2)O_(3)nanoparticles has good stability.

Influence ofγ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles doping on the image sticking in VAN-LCD

Image sticking in liquid crystal display(LCD)is related to the residual direct current(DC)voltage(RDCV)on the cell and the dynamic response of the liquid crystal materials.According to the capacitance change of the liquid crystal cell under the DC bias,the saturated RDCV(SRDCV)can be obtained.The response time can be obtained by testing the optical dynamic response of the liquid crystal cell,thereby evaluating the image sticking problem.Based on this,the image sticking of vertical aligned nematic(VAN)LCD(VAN-LCD)with different cell thicknesses(3.8μm and 11.5μm)and different concentrations ofγ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles(0.017 wt.%,0.034 wt.%,0.051 wt.%,0.068 wt.%,0.136 wt.%,0.204 wt.%,and 0.272 wt.%)was evaluated,and the effect of nano-doping was analyzed.It is found that the SRDCV and response time decrease firstly and then increase with the increase of the doping concentration ofγ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles in the VAN cell.When the doping concentration is 0.034 wt.%,theγ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles can adsorb most of the free impurity ions in liquid crystal materials,resulting in 70%reduction in the SRDCV,8.11%decrease in the decay time,and 15.49%reduction in the rise time.The results show that the doping ofγ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles can effectively improve the image sticking of VAN-LCD and provide useful guidance for improving the display quality.