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Function of Liquid Crystals

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An organic semiconductor is material that is capable of transporting a charge, that is, electrons and holes. By this characteristic, that is, the property to support a current flow, they can be used in various electronic devices. In the early 1970s, organic semiconductors have been put to their first practical use in the photosensitive drum of copy machines. Thereafter, it began to be used as a practical material for organic electroluminescent (EL) elements in the 1990s. In recent years, research and development has been actively aimed to practical use in organic solar cells and organic transistors.

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Hanna, J. et al. (2014). Function of Liquid Crystals. In: Koide, N. (eds) The Liquid Crystal Display Story. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54859-1_11

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