ABSTRACT

CHAPTER 1 ITNRODUCTION
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7

Liquid Crystal
Liquid Crystal Types
Reorientation of the molecules in electric fields
Optical birefringence
Switchable birefringence
Choosing the preferential direction of the molecules
Calculation of the director pattern in a liquid crystal medium

CHAPTER 2: LITRATURE REVIEW

2.1 CONTINUUM THEORIES
2.2 Frank Elasticity
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Tools for collecting Secondary Data
3.3 Research Objective
3.4 Nematic Phase Liquid Crystals
3.5 Twisted nematic (TN), supertwisted nematic (STN) and active matrix
(AMLCD) displays
3.6 LCD Protocol interface
CHAPTER 4 Organic Light Emitting Diodes
4.1 OLED Principle
4.2 Efficiency
4.3 Electrophoretic Displays
4.4 Principle of an electrophoretic display
4.5 Electrophoretic Displays Advantages
4.6 Electro chromic displays
4.7 Principle of oxidation and reduction
4.8 Molecular dyes

Chapter 5 Computer simulation of confined and flex electric liquid crystalline

systems
5.1 Density functional theory
5.2 Maier Saupe theory
5.3 Technology
5.4 Electroluminescent Displays
5.5 Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Arrays
Chapter 6 Potentially Hazardous Constituents
6.1 Toxicity of FPD Constituents
6.2 Inorganic Constituents
6.3 Organic Constituents
Chapter 7 Recycling Technologies Under Development
7.1 Recycling of Liquid Crystals and Liquid Crystal Mixtures
7.2 Recycling of LCD Panels

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