The present invention provides an adhesive composition comprising a tertiary amine group-containing acrylic copolymer and a sulfonate group-containing acrylic copolymer, a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device comprising the adhesive composition. The adhesive composition of the present invention comprises a tertiary amine group-containing acrylic copolymer and a sulfonate group-containing acrylic copolymer wherein an ionic functional group can be introduced by cross-linking reaction thereof, thereby exhibiting good antistatic properties and excellent durability.

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.

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 invention provides a transparent conducting film which comprises a compound of formula (I): Zn.sub.1-x[M].sub.xO.sub.1-y[X].sub.y(I) wherein: x is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.25; y is from 0 to 0.1; [X] is at least one dopant element which is a halogen; and [M] is: (a) a dopant element which is selected from: a group 14 element other than carbon; a lanthanide element which has an oxidation state of +4; and a transition metal which has an oxidation state of +4 and which is other than Ti or Zr; or (b) a combination of two or more different dopant elements, at least one of which is selected from: a group 14 element other than carbon; a lanthanide element which has an oxidation state of +4; and a transition metal which has an oxidation state of +4 and which is other than Ti or Zr. The invention further provides coatings comprising the films of the invention, processes for producing such films and coatings, and various uses of the films and coatings.

A compound of formula AN

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a liquid crystal material comprising a compound of formula AN, and high-frequency components comprising these media, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves, tuneable filters, tuneable metamaterial structures, and electronic beam steering antennas, e.g., phased array antennas.

A compound of formula AN ##STR00001## a liquid crystal material comprising a compound of formula AN, and high-frequency components comprising these media, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves, tuneable filters, tuneable metamaterial structures, and electronic beam steering antennas, e.g., phased array antennas.

An optical device includes a reflector layer; a selective light modulating layer external to the reflector layer; and functional molecules present in at least one of the selective light modulating layer, in a functional layer external to a surface of the selective light modulating layer, in the selective light modulating layer near an external surface, in the selective light modulating layer near the reflector layer, and in a functional layer external to the reflector layer. A method of making an optical device is also disclosed.

Disclosed are a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1A or 1B, an organic thin film including the same, a thin film transistor, and an electronic device. ##STR00001## In Chemical Formulae 1A and 1B, X.sup.1, X.sup.2, R.sup.1 to R.sup.4, and n1 are the same as described in the detailed description.