Abstract: A light modulating material comprising at least one kind of dichroic dye having a substituent represented by the following Formula (1) and at least one kind of host liquid crystal between a pair of electrodes, and changing the transmittance of incident light. In the formula (1), Het is oxygen atom or sulfur atom; B1 and B2 each independently represent an arylene group, a heteroarylene group or a bivalent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group; Q1 represents a bivalent linking group; C1 represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an acyl group, or an acyloxy group; j represents 0 or 1; p, q and r each independently represent an integer from 0 to 5; n represents an integer from 1 to 3; (p+r)×n is an integer from 3 to 10.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition includes a dichroic dye represented by Formula (1) below, a nematic liquid crystal and at least two chiral reagents. R1 to R8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, in which at least one of R1 to R8 represents a substituent represented by -(Het)m-{(B1)p-(Q1)q-(B2)r}n—C1. A reflective display element electrodes at least one of which is a transparent electrode, and a liquid crystal layer placed between the pair of electrodes and containing the liquid crystal composition.

Abstract: There is provided an electrodeposition method light modulating device including: (1) a transparent electrode, to which a polymer having a metallocene at a side chain thereof is fixed by a chemical bond; (2) a transparent electrode that is disposed to face the transparent electrode (1), and forms metal through a reducing reaction of metal ions thereon; and (3) an electrolytic solution containing the metal ions, which can be reduced by applying current thereto, and disposed between the transparent electrode (1) and the transparent electrode (2). In an electrodeposition method reflective display device, the electrolytic solution is held by a gelatinous polymer, and the white pigment is dispersed in the gelatinous polymer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition including a liquid crystal and at least three anthraquinone dyes, at least two of the anthraquinone dyes having a substituent represented by the following Formula (I): wherein in Formula (I), * represents a linking position; R25 and R26 each independently represent an alkyl group, a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; R27 represents an alkyl group, an acyl group or an alkoxy group; R28 and R29 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substitutent; T1 represents an arylene group or a heteroarylene group; Z represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a carbonyl group; m represents an integer of 0 to 2; and i represents 0 or 1, wherein when i is 1 and Z is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, R27 is not an alkoxy group, and when i is 1 and Z is a carbonyl group, R27 is not an acyl group.

Abstract: The organic electroconductive polymer coating liquid of the present invention contains an electroconductive polymer and a dopant, which is a water-soluble polymer, dispersed in at least one of a monohydric alcohol, a ketone or water. The viscosity of this dispersion is 6.0 mPa·s or less, and the average value of a dispersed particle diameter of the electroconductive polymer and the dopant is 50 nm or less.

Abstract: An electroconductive material has a support, at least one electroconductive layer on or above the support, and an adhesive layer containing at least two binder resins between the support and the electroconductive layer. Preferably, the electroconductive layer contains PEDOT and PSS, the support is composed of PET, and the adhesive layer contains a polyurethane resin and an acrylic resin.

Abstract: The electroconductive film of the present invention contains an electroconductive polymer and a compound represented by the following Formula (1). In Formula (1), Y is a hydrogen atom, a carbon atom, a hetero atom, a hydroxy group, a mercapto group, a group derived from an amino group, a group derived from an alkyl group, a group derived from an acyl group, a group derived from an aryl group, a group derived from an alkoxy group, a group derived from an aryloxy group, or a group derived from a heteroaryl group. L is a single bond, a divalent hydrocarbon group, a divalent hetero atom or an imino group. m is an integer of 1 or more.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device including a pair of electrodes provided with a vertical alignment film and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pair of electrodes and including a liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal with positive dielectric anisotropy, a dichroic dye and a chiral reagent, with a ratio (P/G) of a chiral pitch length (P) of the liquid crystal composition to a gap (G) between the pair of electrodes being from 0.06 to less than 1.0.

Abstract: A light modulating material comprising at least one kind of dichroic dye having a substituent represented by the following Formula (1) and at least one kind of host liquid crystal between a pair of electrodes, and changing the transmittance of incident light. In the formula (1), Het is oxygen atom or sulfur atom; B1 and B2 each independently represent an arylene group, a heteroarylene group or a bivalent cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group; Q1 represents a bivalent linking group; C1 represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group) an alkoxycarbonyl group, an acyl group, or an acyloxy group; j represents 0 or 1; p, q and r each independently represent an integer from 0 to 5; n represents an integer from 1 to 3; (p+r)×n is an integer from 3 to 10.

Abstract: The invention provides a light modulating material capable of supplying a predetermined light modulating property over a long period of time regardless of an incident light condition. The light modulating material includes at least: a first liquid crystal layer which has at least a dichroic dye and changes from a colorless transparency state to a colored transparency state when voltage is applied thereto; and a second liquid crystal layer which changes from a colorless transparency state to a white light-scattering state when voltage is applied thereto. The second liquid crystal layer is provided closer to a surface of the light modulating material on which light is incident compared to the first liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymer compound having a repeating structure represented by the following Formula (1) or Formula (3). In Formula (1) or Formula (3), R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; and R4 represents a straight-chained or branched alkyl group having 10 or more carbon atoms. X1 and X2 each represent a divalent linking group. x, y and z each represent mole %, and satisfy the conditions of 0<x?90, 0<y?90, 0<z?2.5, and 70?x+y+z?100. B represents a quaternary ammonium ion, in which at least one alkyl group having 10 or more carbon atoms is bonded to the nitrogen atom of the quaternary ammonium ion, or a cation with delocalized charge; and A represents a counter anion therefor. D represents a phosphoric acid ion which may be alkyl-substituted, a phosphonic acid ion, a carboxylic acid ion, a sulfuric acid ion, a sulfite ion, or the following Anion (II), (III) or (IV); and E represents a counter cation therefor.

Abstract: The polymer gel-containing composition of the present invention contains a solvent having a dielectric constant ? of 5 or less at 20° C., and an ionic polymer gel whose volume is changeable due to being driven with voltage. The ionic polymer gel preferably has a hydrophobic group and an ionic group, and the ionic group preferably has delocalized charge. Further, the ionic polymer gel preferably has a hydrophilic group.

Abstract: A nanocarbon film that is produced in such a manner that, after a nanocarbon dispersion containing nanocarbon and a dispersant is used to form a film containing the nanocarbon and the dispersant, an external stimulus is applied to the film to at least partially decompose the dispersant contained in the film. Light irradiation is preferably applied as the external stimulus.

Abstract: There is provided an electrodeposition method light modulating device including: (1) a transparent electrode, to which a polymer having a metallocene at a side chain thereof is fixed by a chemical bond; (2) a transparent electrode that is disposed to face the transparent electrode (1), and forms metal through a reducing reaction of metal ions thereon; and (3) an electrolytic solution containing the metal ions, which can be reduced by applying current thereto, and disposed between the transparent electrode (1) and the transparent electrode (2). In an electrodeposition method reflective display device, the electrolytic solution is held by a gelatinous polymer, and the white pigment is dispersed in the gelatinous polymer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition including a liquid crystal and at least three anthraquinone dyes, at least two of the anthraquinone dyes having a substituent represented by the following Formula (I): wherein in Formula (I), * represents a linking position; R25 and R26 each independently represent an alkyl group, a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; R27 represents an alkyl group, an acyl group or an alkoxy group; R28 and R29 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substitutent; T1 represents an arylene group or a heteroarylene group; Z represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a carbonyl group; m represents an integer of 0 to 2; and i represents 0 or 1, wherein when i is 1 and Z is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, R27 is not an alkoxy group, and when i is 1 and Z is a carbonyl group, R27 is not an acyl group.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal composition having at least a liquid crystal and a chiral dopant, in which the chiral dopant is a compound having a liquid crystalline group of a specific structure bonded to a rigid optically active compound. The present invention provides a liquid crystal element having at least a pair of electrodes in which at least one of the electrodes is a transparent electrode, and a liquid crystal layer containing the liquid crystal composition. The present invention also provides a reflective display material and a light-controlling material having at least the liquid crystal element, and a method of preparing the liquid crystal element by adding the chiral dopant to a host liquid crystal.

Abstract: A novel display device is disclosed. The display device comprises a plural of liquid crystal layers disposed between a pair of electrodes respectively, wherein each of the liquid crystal layers shows an absorption peak at a different wavelength and comprises at least one dichroic dye and at least one dual-frequency switchable liquid crystal as a host liquid crystal.

Abstract: The invention provides a light modulating material capable of supplying a predetermined light modulating property over a long period of time regardless of an incident light condition. The light modulating material includes at least: a first liquid crystal layer which has at least a dichroic dye and changes from a colorless transparency state to a colored transparency state when voltage is applied thereto; and a second liquid crystal layer which changes from a colorless transparency state to a white light-scattering state when voltage is applied thereto. The second liquid crystal layer is provided closer to a surface of the light modulating material on which light is incident compared to the first liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: The invention provides a light modulating material having at least a liquid crystal layer disposed between a pair of transparent electrodes. The liquid crystal layer has at least: a liquid crystal composition having at least one host liquid crystal having negative dielectric anisotropy and at least one dichroic dye; and at least one polymer material. The liquid crystal composition is vertically aligned when no voltage is applied, and the transmissivity of incident light of the light modulating material when no voltage is applied is higher than the transmissivity of incident light of the light modulating material when voltage is applied. The invention further provides a liquid crystal device that includes the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: A driving method for a liquid crystal light modulating device uses a liquid crystal composition that contains liquid crystals that exhibit a scattered focal conic phase state and a transparent nematic phase state depending on the applied voltage. The driving method includes a nematic phase holding operation period and a scattered state holding operation period. In the scattered state holding operation period, the modulating device is applied with a specified voltage, of which the voltage waveform is different from that of a voltage applied in a transparent nematic phase holding operation period, in a focal conic phase state to maintain the scattered focal conic phase state.