A liquid crystal display, including: a first substrate, and a second substrate facing the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrates; a first liquid crystal alignment layer disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the first substrate; and a second liquid crystal alignment layer disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the second substrate, wherein: at least one of the first liquid crystal alignment layer and the second liquid crystal alignment layer includes reactive mesogens; and the liquid crystal layer includes an antioxidant.

A curved display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates, the liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules, a first alignment layer including reactive mesogens which are polymerized with each other, the first alignment layer being disposed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer, and a second alignment layer disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the second substrate, where the reactive mesogens have a functional group having charges.

The invention provides a manufacturing method for VA type LCD panel. The manufacturing method of the present invention adds a photo-initiator and a polymeric monomer to LC material, and uses UV light to irradiate through a mask so that the polymeric monomer polymerizes in accordance with the mask pattern to form polymer protrusions on the array substrate side to achieve the effect similar to protrusion or slit. The method is applicable for the LC molecules to form the pre-tilt angle so that the LC molecules in the panel are lined up along the normal direction. The method is simple, eliminates ITO etching process on the array substrate side, and reduces costs.

A liquid crystal display device, including: a display substrate including a first base substrate, a switching device disposed on the first base substrate, a color filter layer disposed on the switching device, and a first electrode disposed on the color filter layer; a counter display substrate including a second base substrate and a second electrode disposed on the second base substrate and facing the first electrode, wherein the counter display substrate is disposed separately from and facing the display substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the display substrate and the counter display substrate, wherein the liquid crystal layer includes at least one first liquid crystal compound represented by Formula 1 and at least one second liquid crystal compound represented by Formula 2; and a light-shielding spacer disposed between the display substrate and the counter display substrate and maintaining a thickness of the liquid crystal layer:

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wherein in Formula 1 and Formula 2, each of R.sub.11—*,

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R.sub.12—*, L.sub.11-*, L.sub.12-*, L.sub.13-*, L.sub.14-*, R.sub.21—*, *-L.sub.21-*, m, n, i, j, o is same as defined in the specification.

A curved liquid crystal display is provided. The curved liquid crystal display (LCD) comprises a first curved substrate; a second curved substrate; a first curved liquid crystal alignment layer disposed between the first curved substrate and the second curved substrate; a second curved liquid crystal alignment layer disposed between the first curved liquid crystal alignment layer and the second curved substrate; and a liquid crystal layer including first and second liquid crystal molecules with negative dielectric anisotropy and disposed between the first curved liquid crystal alignment layer and the second curved liquid crystal alignment layer, the first liquid crystal molecules are aligned at a surface of the first curved liquid crystal alignment layer, and the second liquid crystal molecules are aligned at a surface of the second curved liquid crystal alignment layer, wherein, in an initial state when no electric field is applied, the first liquid crystal molecules are relatively vertically aligned as compared with the second liquid crystal molecules with respect to the first curved substrate and the second liquid crystal molecules are relatively tilt-aligned as compared with the first liquid crystal molecules with respect to the first curved substrate.

A composite liquid crystal layer, a method for fabricating the same, a display panel, and a display device are disclosed. The method includes coating a polymer liquid crystal composite system on a substrate, the polymer liquid crystal composite system including a photosensitive group that includes self-assembling material, and a liquid crystal polymer material, photo-aligning the polymer liquid crystal composite system, so that the photosensitive group containing self-assembling material is formed into an oriented structure, and the liquid crystal polymer material is aligned under the action of the oriented structure, and curing the aligned liquid crystal polymer material, to form a polymer liquid crystal layer with a specified alignment structure. The polymer liquid crystal layer with a specified alignment structure is formed by photo-aligning and curing after coating is performed for one time, which simplifies the process and greatly improves production efficiency.

The present invention relates to a polymer composition which contains (A) a photosensitive side-chain polymer that exhibits liquid crystallinity in a predetermined temperature range and has a repeating unit comprising a vertically aligning group, and (B) an organic solvent. The present invention provides: a liquid crystal alignment film which has excellent tilt angle characteristics, while being provided with alignment controllability with high efficiency; a polymer composition which enables the achievement of this liquid crystal alignment film; a twisted nematic liquid crystal display element; and a vertical field switching mode liquid crystal display element.

A double layer liquid crystal device comprises a first and a second layer with orthogonal or crossed alignment of the liquid crystal phase of the two layers, in which the first and second layer have first and second alignment aids comprised of a polymerized or polymerizable molecular compound. The layers are aligned by UV photoalignment and vertical self-alignment by the aid of suitable additives.

The present specification provides a multi-layer liquid crystal film including: a substrate; a first alignment film provided on the substrate; a first liquid crystal film provided on the first alignment film; a second alignment film provided on the first liquid crystal film and comprising a multifunctional acrylate; and a second liquid crystal film provided on the second alignment film, and a method for manufacturing a polarizing plate, including: laminating the multi-layer liquid crystal film to a polarizer, and peeling off the substrate.

A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present system and method includes a first insulation substrate, a thin film transistor disposed on the first insulation substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, a protrusion disposed on the pixel electrode, a second insulation substrate facing the first insulation substrate, a common electrode disposed on the second insulation substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, wherein one pixel includes a thin film transistor formation region where the thin film transistor is disposed and a display area where the pixel electrode is disposed, and the protrusion is disposed to overlay at least a portion of edges of the display area.