The present invention relates to azo dye of formula I ##STR00001##
defined in claim 1, to a liquid crystalline medium comprising said azo dye, the use of said medium for optical, electrooptical and electronic purposes, in particular in devices for regulating the passage of energy from an outside space into an inside space, for example in windows. The invention further relates to a device containing the liquid crystalline medium according to the invention.

A polymerizable LC material comprising one or more reactive mesogenic compounds, one or more chiral compounds and a block copolymer that comprises at least one polyfluorooxetane block bonded to a polyether block, said polyfluorooxetane block having a repeating unit of the formula ##STR00001## Further, a method for its preparation, a polymer film obtainable from a corresponding polymerizable LC material, a method of preparation of such polymer film, and the use of such polymer film and said polymerizable LC material in optical, electro-optical, decorative or security devices.

The disclosure is generally directed to compounds and compositions that can be used as liquid crystal materials in adjustable ophthalmic lenses.

The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, ##STR00001##
in which
R, A, n, L.sup.1, L.sup.2, L.sup.3 and X have the meanings given in Claim 1, to a process for their preparation, and to liquid-crystalline media comprising at least one compound of the formula I and electro-optical displays containing a liquid-crystalline medium of this type.

Disclosed are a polymer-stabilized liquid crystal composition and the use thereof. The composition comprises one or two polymerizable compounds represented by general formula I: (I), and further comprises a negative dielectric anisotropy liquid crystal composition, wherein the negative dielectric anisotropy liquid crystal composition has a dielectric anisotropy of Δε≤−1.5; and the added amount of the polymerizable compound(s) represented by general formula I is 0.1-0.5% of the total mass of the negative dielectric anisotropy liquid crystal composition. A polymer film formed after the polymerization of the provided liquid crystal composition containing the polymerizable compound(s) has a very good uniformity, such that the problem of liquid crystal displays having poor display can be improved. Moreover, an alignment film formed after the polymerization of the polymerizable liquid crystal composition has an excellent alignment force, and can improve residual image problems caused by an insufficient alignment force in a PSVA liquid crystal display. The provided liquid crystal composition containing the polymerizable compound(s) can realize an adjustable response speed, and can in turn meet the requirements of different technical process conditions.

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The invention relates to liquid crystal mixtures comprising a photoalignment component A) comprising one or more photoreactive mesogens of formula I,

##STR00001## wherein R.sup.11, R.sup.21, A.sup.11, A, Z, X.sup.11, X.sup.21, Y.sup.11, Y.sup.12, Sp.sup.11, Sp.sup.21, o, and p have one of the meanings as given in claim 1, a liquid-crystalline component B), comprising one or more nematogenic compounds, and a polymerizable component C) comprising one or more polymerizable compounds of formula P,

P.sup.a-Sp.sup.a-P.sup.b  P wherein P.sup.a, P.sup.b and Sp.sup.a have one of the meanings as given in claim 1. Further, the invention relates to a method of production of such LC media, to the use of such media in LC devices, and to a LC device comprising a LC medium according to the present invention. The present invention further relates to a process for the fabrication such liquid crystal display and to the use of the liquid crystal mixtures according to the invention for the fabrication of such liquid crystal display.

Liquid-crystalline (LC) media having positive dielectric anisotropy and liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) containing these media, especially displays addressed by an active matrix and in particular to LC displays of the TN, PS-TN, STN, TN-TFT, OCB, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS, HB-FFS, XB-FFS, PS-FFS, SA-HB-FFS, SA-XB-FFS, polymer stabilised SA-HB-FFS, polymer stabilised SA-XB-FFS, positive VA or positive PS-VA type.

The present invention relates to azo dye of formula I

##STR00001##

defined in claim 1, to a liquid crystalline medium comprising said azo dye, the use of said medium for optical, electrooptical and electronic purposes, in particular in devices for regulating the passage of energy from an outside space into an inside space, for example in windows. The invention further relates to a device containing the liquid crystalline medium according to the invention.

The present invention relates to compositions comprising a combination of benzothiadiazole and thiadiazoloquinoxaline derivatives, to liquid-crystalline media containing the compositions, and to the use of the compositions and the media in optical, electronic and electro-optical devices, in particular in devices for regulating the passage of energy from an outside space into an inside space, for example in switchable windows.

The present invention relates to liquid crystal (LC) media comprising one or more polymerisable compounds as further specified in the description or claims and a self-alignment additive for vertical alignment. The media are adapted for use in LC displays, especially in LC displays of the polymer-sustained alignment type.