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Figure 3: A twisted-nematic cell. (A) The assembly is transparent to light in the absence of an electric field. (B) An applied field destroys the twist of the nematic, rendering the assembly opaque.
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twisted-nematic cell

physics
Also known as: TN cell

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liquid crystal display

  • Liquid crystal arrangementsIn nematic arrangements the crystals are randomly positioned with all their long axes pointing in essentially the same direction, given by a vector known as the director. In smectic arrangements the crystals are further constrained to parallel planes; in smectic A the director is perpendicular to these planes, while in smectic C the director is at some other angle to the planes.
    In liquid crystal display: Twisted nematic displays

    A TN cell, as shown in the figure, consists of upper and lower substrate plates separated by a narrow gap (typically 5–10 micrometres; 1 micrometre = 10−6 metre) filled with a layer of liquid crystal. The substrate plates are normally transparent glass and carry patterned electrically…

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  • Figure 1: Arrangements of molecules.
    In liquid crystal: Use of liquid crystals as optoelectronic displays

    Consider, for example, the twisted-nematic cell shown in Figure 3A. The polarizer surfaces are coated and rubbed so that the nematic will align with the polarizing axis. The two polarizers are crossed, forcing the nematic to rotate between them. The rotation is slow and smooth, assuming a 90° twist…

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