摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of the following characteristics, or that has a suitable balance between at least two of the following characteristics: a high upper-limit temperature; a low lower-limit temperature; low viscosity; suitable optical anisotropy; large negative dielectric anisotropy; large specific resistance; high stability against ultraviolet light; and high stability against heat, and to provide an AM element having such characteristics as short response time, large voltage retention rate, low threshold voltage, large contrast ratio, and long life.SOLUTION: This invention relates to a liquid crystal composition, comprising a specific compound that has a large optical anisotropy and a high upper-limit temperature as a first component and further having negative dielectric anisotropy, wherein the composition may comprise: a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a second component; a specific compound having a high upper-limit temperature or a low viscosity as a third component; and a specific compound including a polymerizable group as an additive component. |