Structure and application of polarizer film for thin-film-transistor liquid crystal displays

Displays

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 49-57

  Ma, Ji ^a,b   Ye, Xin ^b   Jin, Bo ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SVA Group Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Compensation film; Liquid crystal display; Polarizer film

Indexed keywords

ACETYL CELLULOSE; ATTACHMENT PROCESS; COMPENSATION FILM; COMPLEX FILMS; KEY TECHNOLOGIES; LCD PANELS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MULTI-LAYERED; POLARIZER FILM; STRUCTURE , PROPERTIES; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; TFT-LCDS; TWISTED-NEMATIC MODES;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

EID: 79952192794     PISSN: 01419382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.displa.2010.12.006     Document Type: Review

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