LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD

摘要

A liquid crystal display has a first substrate plate (1) and a second substrate plate (2), and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the plates (1) and (2). A polarizing coating (8) or (9), having molecules of one or more organic dyes capable of forming a lyotropic liquid crystalline phase, is formed overlying a selected surface of each plate (1) and (2). Orientation of the polarizing coating (8) or (9) is obtained by applying a force to the dye molecules when in the liquid crystal phase and subsequently converting the liquid crystal phase to a solid film.