There is provided a light control device that solves various practical problems, including the adhesive strength between layers, of a light control device comprising a polymer/liquid crystal composite derived from a polymerizable composition comprising an acrylic monomer and ITO layers. In the light control device, ITO layers are respectively bonded to both surfaces of a polymer/liquid crystal composite material layer in which a liquid crystal material is dispersed in a polymer material obtained by polymerizing an acrylic monomer, an amount of the acrylic monomer is in the range of 30 to 45% by weight based on a total amount of the acrylic monomer and the liquid crystal material, and silane coupling agent layers are respectively interposed between the polymer/liquid crystal composite material layer and the ITO layers.

The present invention relates to an optical film that comprises a block copolymer that comprises a vinyl polymer block containing styrene or a derivative thereof, and a poly-dimethylsiloxane block, a retardation film using the same, a method of manufacturing them, and a liquid crystal display comprising the films.

The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. By mixing a spacer particle composite in a sealant, wherein temperature-responsive polymer vesicles comprise temperature-responsive polymer bodies and free radical inhibitors encapsulated by the temperature-responsive polymer bodies, and the temperature-responsive polymer vesicles release the free radical inhibitors at a default temperature, thereby preventing orientation dark lines or uneven peripheral brightnesses when the liquid crystal display panel displays.

A composition for forming a silica layer, a method for manufacturing a silica layer, a silica layer manufactured by the method, and an electronic device including the silica layer. The composition for forming a silica layer includes a silicon-containing polymer and a solvent compound represented by Chemical Formula 1:

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A liquid crystal display is formed by arraying a plurality of pixels 10, and the pixel 10 includes a first substrate 20, a second substrate 50, a first electrode 120 formed on the first substrate 20, a second electrode 52 formed on the second substrate 50, and a liquid crystal layer 60. A pretilt angle is provided to a liquid crystal molecule 61, and the first electrode 120 is formed of a transparent conductive material layer and a foundation layer 150 including a plurality of projecting portions 130 and recessed portions 140. A first transparent conductive material layer 135 connected to a first power feeding unit is formed on a projecting portion top surface 151 of the foundation layer 150, and a second transparent conductive material layer 145 connected to a second power feeding unit is formed on a recessed portion bottom surface 152 of the foundation layer 150.

An electrochromic (EC) device and method, the EC device including: an optically transparent first substrate; a working electrode disposed on the first substrate and including electrochromic nanoparticles and a flux material having a melting point ranging from about 25° C. to about 500° C.; and an electrolyte disposed on the working electrode. The flux material is configured to prevent or reduce sintering of the nanoparticles at a temperature of up to about 700° C.

A color filter substrate and a liquid crystal display panel are described. The color filter substrate has: a base substrate; a color resist layer disposed on a surface of the base substrate and formed with color resist blocks each configured to filter a light with a predetermined wavelength and emits a target light; a compensating film disposed on the other surface of the base substrate and having compensating units corresponding to the color resist blocks and facing toward the corresponding color resist blocks, respectively; and an upper polarizing sheet disposed on the compensating film. A first compensating specific value Re and a second compensating, specific value Rth of each of the compensating units respectively satisfy the following relationships: Re/λ=A, Rth/λ=B, Re=(Nx−Ny)*d, Rth=[(Nx+Ny)/2−Nz]*d. Thus, the light leakage problem can be eliminated, and a user's experience can be improved.

A display substrate has first and second conductive layers separated from one another by an insulation layer. The first and second conductive layers are used to integrally form on the display substrate, pixel units in a relatively central display area of the substrate and integrated gate driving circuitry as well as associated wirings thereof in one or more peripheral areas. The first and second conductive layers are covered by a first protection layer made of a first electrically insulative material. A second and supplementing protection layer is provided on top of the first protection layer. The supplementing protection layer (buffer layer) is formed of a material different from that of the first protection layer so as to provide supplemental resistance against corrosive chemical agents and supplemental resistance against formation of cracks. In one class of embodiments, the supplementing protection layer is made of a same material as used form at least one of an alignment layer, sealing layer and spacer layer of the display substrate.

In one embodiment, an electrochromic device includes a single active layer configured to be alternately placed in a light-transmitting state in which relatively large amounts of light can be transmitted through the active layer and a light-blocking state in which relatively small amounts of light can be transmitted through the active layer, wherein the device comprises no other layers of material that contribute to transitioning between the two states

Provided is a functional laminated film having a functional layer formed by dispersing functional materials in a binder, in which the functional laminated film can inhibit generation of bubbles in the functional layer, and can prevent the functional material from being deteriorated by water or oxygen. The functional layer is formed by dispersing functional materials in a binder, and the binder is formed by polymerizing monomers. The monomers include 50% by mass or more of monomers X having a molecular weight of 100 to 1,500 with respect to the total mass of the monomers, and the gas barrier performance of a gas barrier film is 0.005 [g/(m.sup.2.Math.day)] to 0.8 [g/(m.sup.2.Math.day)].