Ultralow Power Consumption Liquid Crystal Display Retaining Superior Image Qualities

Abstract

Global energy policies have urged power consumption reductions for electronic devices. However, this is inconsistent with the users' need for enhanced device performance. In this work, converse flexoelectricity is used to reduce power consumption while maintaining the superior display image quality of liquid crystal display (LCD). The first 1 Hz‐refresh‐rate and flicker‐free fringe‐field switching (FFS) LCD for a 13.4‐inch laptop are reported. A noticeable brightness deviation is inevitable when driving voltage polarity is altered during low‐frequency driving, which is caused by the flexoelectric effect and voltage‐holding failure. The nature of the converse flexoelectric contribution of mesogenic systems with the optimum flexoelectric coefficients and molecular polarity, and developed materials based on findings is investigated. The quality of static images and videos at 1‐ and 10 Hz refresh rates, respectively, is maintained, and the measured power consumptions are reduced by 83% and 47% compared to that at a 60 Hz refresh rate, and minimal flicker level is measured by −68 dB. It is believed that this will serve as a new paradigm for energy consumption in electronic devices with superior display performance of FFS LCDs.

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“…SLMs consume insignificant power, since the typical liquid crystal consumes around 10 W/m 2 [ 25 ]. Therefore, most of the power consumed by BONN may be used by the light source for generating inputs and by the electronic processors.…”