The present disclosure discloses a light-splitting material and a preparation method thereof, a grating and an application method thereof, and a display apparatus. The light-splitting material comprises a liquid crystal mixture and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, wherein the liquid crystal mixture comprises a negative nematic liquid crystal, a chiral additive and an ionic liquid, and the mass ratio of the liquid crystal mixture to the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is in a range of 3/7 to 8/2. In the present disclosure, since it is not required to continuously apply an electric field to the grating upon 2D display and 3D display, it is only required to apply an electric field upon the switching between 2D display and 3D display, it is possible to reduce the energy consumption of 3D liquid crystal display apparatuses, improve the display effect, and elongate the stand-by time.

A liquid crystalline polymer composition having a reduced tendency to create a static electric charge during a molding operation is provided. More particularly, the composition contains an ionic liquid that is distributed within a liquid crystalline polymer matrix. In addition to being electrically conductive, the ionic liquid can exist in liquid form during melt processing, which allows it to be more uniformly blended within the liquid crystalline polymer matrix. This improves electrical connectivity and thereby enhances the ability of the composition to rapidly dissipate static electric charges from its surface.

Disclosed are an anisotropic organic thin film and its manufacturing method. The method includes steps of depositing a mixed solution including an ionic liquid and a polymerizable material on a substrate; separating positive ions from negative ions in the ionic liquid, so that the polymerizable material is aligned; polymerizing the aligned polymerizable material, so that an aligned first thin film is obtained after cured; and depositing liquid crystal molecules on the first thin film, and polymerizing the liquid crystal molecules to form a second thin film, wherein the second thin film is aligned in a way that matches with the first thin film, and the first thin film and the second thin film constituent the anisotropic organic thin film.

Disclosed are an organic thin film transistor and a method for preparing the same, an array substrate and a display device. An organic semiconductor layer of the organic thin film transistor is formed on an anisotropic insulating layer, this guarantees that the organic semiconductor layer has a crystallization direction with a high degree of order and the organic semiconductor layer has a specific alignment, thus carrier mobility can be improved, so that the performance of the organic thin film transistor can be upgraded. Moreover, the process of preparing the insulating layer has advantages of simple process, large area and low cost, etc., and the thickness of the anisotropic insulating layer manufactured is small; since there exists no mechanical friction, there exists no badness caused by particles generated by friction.

The invention relates to bimesogenic compounds of formula I ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.11, R.sup.12, MG.sup.11, MG.sup.12, X.sup.11, X.sup.12 and Sp.sup.1 have the meaning given in claim 1, to the use of bimesogenic compounds of formula I in liquid crystal media and particular to flexoelectric liquid crystal devices comprising a liquid crystal medium according to the present invention.

A charge transporting, liquid crystal photoalignment material comprising a charge transporting moiety connected through covalent chemical bonds to a surface derivatising moiety, and a photoalignment moiety connected through covalent chemical bonds to a surface derivatising moiety.

The invention relates to bimesogenic compounds of formula I

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wherein R.sup.11, R.sup.12, MG.sup.11, MG.sup.12, X.sup.11, X.sup.12 and Sp.sup.1 have the meaning given in claim 1, to the use of bimesogenic compounds of formula I in liquid crystal media and particular to flexoelectric liquid crystal devices comprising a liquid crystal medium according to the present invention.

An optical device includes a first electrode and a medium that includes ferroelectric liquid crystals and chiral dopants. The medium is located adjacent to the first electrode. The optical device may also include a second electrode distinct and separate from the first electrode. The optical device may be used as an optical dimming device, controlling an amount light passing through the optical device based on a voltage gradient provided to the optical device.