Abstract: A liquid crystal composition including an antioxidant, and a liquid crystal display device containing this composition are described. The liquid crystal composition has a nematic phase, has a high solubility in a liquid crystal composition, and includes a specific antioxidant useful for preventing deterioration of the composition. The liquid crystal composition may also include a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a small viscosity as a first component, a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a large dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a third component.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having large dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a specific bicyclic compound having small viscosity as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having high maximum temperature or large dielectric anisotropy as a third component and a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a fourth component, and has a nematic phase. The liquid crystal display device includes the composition.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large positive dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a large elastic constant, a high stability to ultraviolet light and heat, or is suitably balanced between at least two of the characteristics. An AM device has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The liquid crystal composition includes a specific two-ring compound having a high maximum temperature and a large elastic constant as a first component, a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and has a nematic phase. The liquid crystal display device contains this composition.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition is described, satisfying at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics. An AM LCD device including the liquid crystal composition is also described. The liquid crystal composition has a nematic phase and contains a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a specific compound having a small viscosity as a second component, and may also contain a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a large dielectric anisotropy as a third component.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition is described, which has a nematic phase and contains a compound having a high maximum temperature and a large dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and may also contain a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a third component, and a compound having a small viscosity as a fourth component. An AM liquid crystal display device including the composition is also described.

Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics such as high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, low minimum temperature thereof, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and heat; an AM device having short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The liquid crystal composition has negative dielectric anisotropy and contains a compound having high maximum temperature as a first component and a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having small viscosity as a third component, and a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component. A liquid crystal display device includes the composition.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition and an AM device using the same are described. The liquid crystal composition has a negative dielectric anisotropy, and 4.2 GPa·s/N or less as a ratio of rotational viscosity to an elastic constant, and contains a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a specific compound having a polymerizable group as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having a small viscosity or a large maximum temperature as a third component and a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, and a liquid crystal display device includes the composition.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having large dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a specific bicyclic compound having small viscosity as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having high maximum temperature or large dielectric anisotropy as a third component and a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a fourth component, and has a nematic phase. The liquid crystal display device includes the composition.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition including a polymerizable compound, and an AM device including the liquid crystal composition are described. The liquid crystal composition includes the compound (1) and the compound (2): wherein P1 and P2 are polymerizable groups; the rings A, B, C and E are 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene, etc.; the ring D is 2,3-difluoro-1,4-phenylene, etc.; Z1 and Z2 are alkylene, etc.; L1, Z3 and Z4 are a single bond, etc.; R1 and R2 are alkyl, etc.; and q, r and s are 1, etc.

Abstract: To provide a highly reactive polymerizable compound having a high solubility in a liquid crystal compound; a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one characteristic such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature thereof, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy and specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and heat, and having a suitable balance regarding at least two characteristics; a PSA device having a short response time, a large pretilt angle, a small residual monomer concentration, a large voltage holding ratio and contrast ratio and a long life; a polymerizable compound into which one bonding group or nonidentical reaction group is introduced by constructing a polymer structure having a high polymerization degree in a PSA device manufacturing process to obtain a stable display, a liquid crystal composition containing thereof, and a liquid crystal device including thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of the nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy, a large elastic constant, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and to heat, or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics, and the AM device having a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth The liquid crystal composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy may contain a specific three ring compound having a high maximum temperature and a high elastic constant, as the first component, a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as the second component, a specific compound having a small viscosity as the third component, and a specific compound having a large negative dielectric a

Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature thereof, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy and specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and heat, or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics; an AM device having short response time, a large voltage holding ratio and contrast ratio, and a long life. A liquid crystal composition has a nematic phase and contains a specific straight-chain compound as a first component and a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as second component, and may contain a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component and a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or large dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, and a liquid crystal display device includes the composition.

Abstract: The liquid crystal composition has a negative dielectric anisotropy, and contains a specific bicyclic compound having a large optical anisotropy and negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a specific tricyclic compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having a small viscosity as a third component, a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy and a small viscosity as a fourth component and a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component, and the liquid crystal display device includes the composition.

Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one characteristic including a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature thereof, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, dielectric anisotropy and specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and heat, or a liquid crystal composition having a suitable balance regarding at least two characteristics; and an AM device having a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio and contrast ratio and a long life; a liquid crystal composition has a negative dielectric anisotropy and contains a compound having a low minimum temperature as a first component and a compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and may contain a compound having a small viscosity as a third component and a compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, and a liquid crystal display device containing the composition.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition and an AM liquid crystal display device are described. The liquid crystal composition has a negative dielectric anisotropy, contains a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a two-ring compound having a small viscosity as a second component, and may further contain a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a third component, a specific compound having a small viscosity as a fourth component and a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component. The AM liquid crystal display device includes the liquid crystal composition.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition is described, satisfying at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics. An AM LCD device including the liquid crystal composition is also described. The liquid crystal composition has a nematic phase and contains a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a specific compound having a small viscosity as a second component, and may also contain a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a large dielectric anisotropy as a third component.

Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics such as high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, low minimum temperature thereof, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and heat; an AM device having short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The liquid crystal composition has negative dielectric anisotropy and contains a compound having high maximum temperature as a first component and a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having small viscosity as a third component, and a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component. A liquid crystal display device includes the composition.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition is described, which has a nematic phase and contains a compound having a high maximum temperature and a large dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and may also contain a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a third component, and a compound having a small viscosity as a fourth component. An AM liquid crystal display device including the composition is also described.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition has a negative dielectric anisotropy, and contains a specific bicyclic compound having a large optical anisotropy and a small viscosity as a first component and a specific compound having a large maximum temperature and a large dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having a small viscosity as a third component, a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component and a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component, and a liquid crystal display device includes the composition.

Abstract: The liquid crystal composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy contains two ring compound having a large optical anisotropy and a negatively large dielectric anisotropy as the first component, three ring compound having a large maximum temperature and a large dielectric anisotropy as the second component, three ring compound having a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy as the third component, and two ring compound having a small viscosity as the fourth component. The liquid crystal display device contains the compositions.