LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lateral electric field type liquid crystal display element with excellent viewing angle characteristics and with excellent display characteristics. SOLUTION: The liquid crystal display element comprises two sheets of liquid crystal alignment layer holding substrates arranged opposite to each other and a liquid crystal phase held between the two sheets of the liquid crystal alignment layer holding substrates. The liquid crystal alignment layer holding substrate comprises a substrate, a display pixel constructed on the substrate with an electrode and the liquid crystal alignment layer formed on the display pixel directly or via an insulation layer. The electrode is constructed so as to generate an electric field in parallel with the substrate and the alignment layer is formed by irradiating a coating film containing a polymer of chalcone structure with polarized ultraviolet rays.