Liquid-crystalline media which can be used, in particular, for electro-optical displays having active-matrix addressing based on the ECB effect and for IPS (in-plane switching) displays or FFS (fringe field switching) displays.

The invention relates to liquid-crystalline media which can be used, in particular, for electro-optical displays having active-matrix addressing based on the ECB effect and for IPS (in-plane switching) displays or FFS (fringe field switching) displays.

Disclosed is an electrode including a conductive material and a dopant having a work function of at least 5.0 eV. The conductive material may be one selected from the group consisting of a metal particle having a reflectivity of at least 80%, a carbon allotrope, a conductive polymer, metal nanowire, and a mixture thereof.

To provide a continuous web of optical film laminate provided with static electrification prevention function which allows for promptly attenuating static charge of optical film sheet and carrier film electrified by peeling action in RTP lamination method and apparatus. The problem has been solved with a continuous web of optical film laminate for using in RTP lamination method and apparatus, in which static electrification prevention function is provided to optical film sheets and a carrier film configuring the continuous web of optical film laminate, such that sheet resistance of each of the optical film sheets and the carrier film is 10.sup.12 /sq or less so as to promptly attenuate static charge of the carrier film to be collected, which is statically electrified by peeling action, and the optical film sheets to be laminated to panel components, which are also statically electrified by peeling action.

The invention relates to liquid-crystalline media which can be used, in particular, for electro-optical displays having active-matrix addressing based on the ECB effect and for IPS (in-plane switching) displays or FFS (fringe field switching) displays.

Provided is a transparent conductive film having multilayer structure, and inconspicuous pattern shape and good visibility. The film includes: transparent base 11 formed of film-like polymer resin; first hard coat layer 12 laminated on the base 11; first transparent dielectric layer 13 laminated as required on the layer 12; and first transparent conductive layer 14 laminated on the layer 13. The base 11 has a film thickness of 2 to 250 micrometers. The layer 12 is formed of hardening resin containing inorganic oxide, with refractive index: 1.40 to 1.90 and film thickness: 0.5 to 6 micrometers. The layer 13 is formed of inorganic substance, with refractive index: 1.30 to 1.50 and film thickness: 10 to 50 nanometers. The layer 14 is formed of at least one kind of inorganic oxide, metal and carbon, and patterned, and has a film thickness of 10 nanometers to 2 micrometers.

A display device includes a display panel, a protection film which faces the display panel and includes a first surface closest to the display panel and a second surface which is opposed to the first surface, a first anti-static layer which defines the first surface of the protection film, a second anti-static layer which faces the first anti-static layer and defines the second surface of the protection film, and a polyimide film between the first anti-static layer and the second anti-static layer, and an adhesive layer which forms an interface with the first surface of the protection film and attaches the protection film to the display panel.

The transparent electroconductive film is provided with: a transparent substrate formed from a film-shaped polymer resin; a first hard coat layer laminated on one surface of the substrate; and a first transparent conductor layer laminated on the upper side of the first hard coating layer. The substrate has a film thickness of 2 to 250 m. The first hard coating layer is formed from a curable resin containing an inorganic oxide, and has a film thickness of 0.01 m to less than 0.5 m, or more than 6 m to 10 m. The first transparent conductor layer is formed from at least one material selected from the group consisting of an inorganic oxide, a metal, and carbon, has a film thickness of 10 nm to 2 m, and is patterned so as to have formed thereon a patterned section and a non-patterned section.

Provided is a display device having an antistatic film comprising a conductive coating liquid composition. The conductive coating liquid composition comprises 10 to 100 parts by weight of a silane sol based on 100 parts by weight of a carbon nanotube dispersion liquid composition, and the silane sol comprises 0.01 to 10 wt % of an acid catalyst with a pH of 3.0 to 6.0 based on the total weight of the silane sol.

A display panel, a photo-alignment film, and a fabrication method of the photo-alignment film are provided. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first photo-alignment film comprising a first photo-alignment layer and a first conductive layer that are stacked. The first photo-alignment layer is disposed close to the liquid crystal layer, and the first conductive layer is electrically connected to a conductive structure in the display panel. A resistivity of the first conductive layer is smaller than 10.sup.14 .Math.cm. The second substrate includes a second photo-alignment film disposed close to the liquid crystal layer.