Dynamic stability of liquid crystal depending on shape of pixel edge in the fringe field switching mode

We studied the voltage-dependent liquid crystal (LC) dynamic stability corresponding to the pixel edge shape in the fringe field switching (FFS) mode. LC dynamics is very unstable near the edge of the pixel slit, where there is a horizontally different field direction compared with the active region, particularly when the slit angle decreases to 3°. Actually, there are strong field competitions near the edge of the pixel slit due to the patterned pixel shape. Also, a dark disclination line (D/L) at the domain boundary is generated with increasing operation voltage and the D/L extends into the active area at a high applied voltage. It is possible to control LC dynamics near the pixel edge by using different pixel edge shapes. In this paper, we propose an advanced edge shape. This shape has no reverse twist region, unlike the conventional structure, and therefore, LC dynamics is very stable near the edge of the pixel slit. This result indicates that a pixel edge shape with no reverse twist is very important in the design of a high-image-quality FFS mode.