JPS59171931A - Electrophoresis display element - Google Patents

Electrophoresis display element

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Publication number
JPS59171931A
JPS59171931A JP58046617A JP4661783A JPS59171931A JP S59171931 A JPS59171931 A JP S59171931A JP 58046617 A JP58046617 A JP 58046617A JP 4661783 A JP4661783 A JP 4661783A JP S59171931 A JPS59171931 A JP S59171931A
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titanium oxide
liquid dispersion
glass substrate
display element
panel
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Inventor
Shoichi Matsui
祥一 松井
Masao Hasegawa
長谷川 正生
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Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/165Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on translational movement of particles in a fluid under the influence of an applied field
    • G02F1/166Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on translational movement of particles in a fluid under the influence of an applied field characterised by the electro-optical or magneto-optical effect
    • G02F1/167Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on translational movement of particles in a fluid under the influence of an applied field characterised by the electro-optical or magneto-optical effect by electrophoresis
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/165Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on translational movement of particles in a fluid under the influence of an applied field
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To obviate adhesion of titanium oxide to a glass substrate even if an element is operated repeatedly by treating the inside surface of the glass substrate that contacts with a liquid dispersion system so as to have a hydrophobic surface thereby providing repulsive force between said surface and the pure titanium oxide which is not subjected to a surface treatment. CONSTITUTION:A polyamic acid diluted in 0.5% N-methyl-2 pyrolidone by weight is coated on a glass substrate 1 having an electrode consisting of a transparent conductive film and after the coating is cured, <=50Angstrom polyimide film 5 is formed over the entire surface. Two sheets of such substrates 1 are superposed oppositely to each other and are sealed by means of an expoxy resin 2 to constitute a panel. A liquid dispersion system is injected and sealed into the panel. The liquid dispersion medium prepd. by dispersing pure titanium oxide 3 in a liquid dispersion medium 4 is used. Even if the display element constituted in such a way is driven >=10,000times, the normal operation is performed without sticking of the titanium oxide on the glass substrate. If a layer 5 of an org. material is provided at >=50Angstrom , the color of the org. material appears and makes the entire part of the display dark; moreover, the surface is made more hydrophobic and a memory function is lost.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 産業上の利用分野 本発明は、時計、電卓、ゲーム機器などの小型表示素子
、コンピュータのディスプレイ装置としての1−ノトマ
) l)クス表示素子、街頭広告、行き光案内板などの
大型表示素子、あるいは何度も書き込み消去かで奄るソ
フトコピーなどに用いることができる電気泳動表示素子
に関するものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention is applicable to small display devices such as watches, calculators, game machines, etc., and display devices for computers. The present invention relates to an electrophoretic display element that can be used for large display elements such as boards, or for soft copies that can be erased by writing and erasing many times.

従来例の構成とその問題点 従来の電気泳動表示素子は、第1図に示すように液体分
散系と接する基板内側に有機物の層を設けたものはなく
、透明導電膜から成る電極をイjするガラス基板と液体
分散系とが直接接触していた。
Conventional Structure and Problems Conventional electrophoretic display elements do not have an organic layer on the inside of the substrate in contact with the liquid dispersion system, as shown in Figure 1, and do not have electrodes made of transparent conductive films. The glass substrate and the liquid dispersion system were in direct contact.

従来顔料粒子は表面処理をしていない純粋な酸化チタン
を使っておらずフェノール樹脂あるいはメラミン樹脂で
回りをくるみ、液体分散媒と比重合わせをした酸化チタ
ンを使っていた。この状!序では酸化チタンと基板が直
接接触することはなく、安定に動作するが酸化チタンの
隠蔽力が弱められ、また粒子径も1μII+以上になる
ので十分なコントラストを得るには上下基板のギャップ
は100μ7+1必要となり、そのだめ電圧も70V必
要となり応答速度も大きかった。ICで直接駆動させよ
うとすれば、電圧は15V以下にする必要があり、応答
速度も100 m5ec以下にするためには上下基板の
ギャップはlOμ〃1以下にし、粒子径の小さい酸化チ
タンを隠蔽力が高い状態で使う一必要がある。そのため
には樹脂などでくるまない酸化チタンを使う必要がある
。第1図と同様の構成で上下基板のギャップだけをlO
μ2ノ1にしたパネルを用い、表面処理をしていない純
粋な酸化チタンを使用すると、初期動作としては15V
駆動でコントラスト比5、応答速度100 m5ecの
パネルが得られるが、±15■で1000回以上繰り返
し動作させると、ガラス基板に酸化チタンが付着してし
まうという欠陥が生じた。ガラス及び透明導電膜表面は
親水性で、かつ表面処理をしていない純粋な酸化チタン
の表mjも親水性なので、帯電した酸化チタンが電界に
よって受ける力よりも付着力の方がはるかに大きく、付
着が起こってしまうという問題点を有していた。
Conventionally, pigment particles did not use pure titanium oxide without surface treatment, but titanium oxide that was wrapped in phenol resin or melamine resin and whose specific gravity was matched to that of a liquid dispersion medium. This situation! In this case, the titanium oxide and the substrate do not come into direct contact, and the operation is stable, but the hiding power of the titanium oxide is weakened, and the particle size is 1μII+ or more, so the gap between the upper and lower substrates must be 100μ7+1 to obtain sufficient contrast. A voltage of 70V was required, and the response speed was also high. If you want to drive it directly with an IC, the voltage needs to be 15V or less, and in order to keep the response speed below 100 m5ec, the gap between the upper and lower substrates should be less than 1Oμ〃1, and the titanium oxide with small particle size should be hidden. It is necessary to use it in a state of high power. To achieve this, it is necessary to use titanium oxide that is not wrapped in resin or the like. With the same configuration as in Figure 1, only the gap between the upper and lower substrates is
If you use a panel with a μ2 of 1 and use pure titanium oxide without surface treatment, the initial operation will be 15V.
Although a panel with a contrast ratio of 5 and a response speed of 100 m5ec was obtained by driving, a defect occurred in that titanium oxide adhered to the glass substrate when the operation was repeated more than 1000 times at ±15μ. The glass and transparent conductive film surfaces are hydrophilic, and the surface of pure titanium oxide (mj) without surface treatment is also hydrophilic, so the adhesion force is much greater than the force that the charged titanium oxide receives from the electric field. There was a problem that adhesion occurred.

発明の目的 本発明は、液体分散系と接するガラス基板内側表面を疎
水性にし、表面処理をしていない純粋な酸化チタンとの
間に反発力を持たせ、繰り返し動作させても酸化チタン
のガラス基板への付着がおこらない電気泳動表示素子を
提供しようとするものである。
Purpose of the Invention The present invention makes the inner surface of the glass substrate in contact with the liquid dispersion system hydrophobic and creates a repulsive force between it and pure titanium oxide without surface treatment, so that the titanium oxide glass remains intact even after repeated operations. The present invention aims to provide an electrophoretic display element that does not adhere to a substrate.

発明の構成 本発明の電気泳動表示素子は少なくとも一方に透明導電
膜から成る電極を有する2枚のガラス基板を、互いに対
向させ、その中間に液体分散系の注入部を設けた電気泳
動表示素子で、液体分散系の顔料として、表面処理を行
なっていない純粋な酸化チタンを用い、この液体分散系
と接するガラス基板の内側に50A以下の有機物の層を
設けたものである。従って、表面処理を行なっていない
純粋な酸化チタン表面の親水性と、ポリイミドなどの有
機物の層の疎水性との間で反発力を持たせたものである
Structure of the Invention The electrophoretic display element of the present invention is an electrophoretic display element in which two glass substrates each having an electrode made of a transparent conductive film on at least one side are placed facing each other, and an injection part for a liquid dispersion system is provided between them. , pure titanium oxide without surface treatment is used as the pigment in the liquid dispersion system, and an organic layer of 50A or less is provided on the inside of the glass substrate in contact with the liquid dispersion system. Therefore, a repulsive force is created between the hydrophilicity of the pure titanium oxide surface without surface treatment and the hydrophobicity of the organic material layer such as polyimide.

尚、有機物の層を50A以上に設けると、有機物の色が
つき表示全体として暗くなり、寸だ疎水性が強くなって
電気泳動表示素子の大きな特徴であるメモリー機能が損
われる。
If the layer of organic material is provided at a thickness of 50 A or more, the organic material will be colored and the entire display will become dark, and the hydrophobicity will become extremely strong, impairing the memory function, which is a major feature of electrophoretic display elements.

実施例の説明 以下、本発明の一実施例について図ifJ’iを参11
ヒしながら説明する。第2図は本発明の一実施例におけ
る電気泳動表示素子の断面図を示すものである。
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Refer to FIG. 11 below for an embodiment of the present invention.
I will explain while listening. FIG. 2 shows a sectional view of an electrophoretic display element according to an embodiment of the present invention.

(1)は透明導電膜から成る電極を有するガラス基板で
、(2)はシー/l/樹脂、(3)は顔料粒子、(4)
は液体分散媒である。透明導電j漢から成る?L極を有
するガラス基板(1)にN−メチル−2ピロリドン重f
t 比0.5%に希釈したポリアミック酸をヌピンナー
3000回転で塗布し、300℃で30分キュアさせて
50A以下のポリイミド膜(5)を全面に形成した。こ
のガラス基板2枚をエポキシ糸樹脂(2)でシールし、
パネルを構成する。このパネルに液体分散系を注入し利
口する。液体分散系は2ノ1−キシレンに青色染料マク
ロレックスブルーRp(マクロレックヌ社製)を重量比
4,5%溶解させ、ガラス繊維ろ紙でろ過した後に、界
面活性剤としてノイゲンEA−102(第−工業製薬製
)を体積比3%、ディスパロンKS−873(捕水化成
製)を体積比1%加えて作った液体分散媒(4)に、表
面処理をしていない平均粒径0.21Jnlの純粋な酸
化チタンを重量比29%混ぜ、ペインシェイ力−で1時
間分散させたものを用いる。
(1) is a glass substrate having an electrode made of a transparent conductive film, (2) is a resin, (3) is a pigment particle, and (4) is a glass substrate having an electrode made of a transparent conductive film.
is a liquid dispersion medium. Consists of transparent conductive J-Kan? N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone heavy f on a glass substrate (1) having an L pole
Polyamic acid diluted to a t ratio of 0.5% was applied using a Nupinner at 3000 rpm and cured at 300° C. for 30 minutes to form a polyimide film (5) of 50A or less over the entire surface. Seal these two glass substrates with epoxy thread resin (2),
Configure the panel. A liquid dispersion system is injected into this panel. The liquid dispersion system was prepared by dissolving 4.5% by weight of the blue dye Macrolex Blue Rp (manufactured by Macrolexnu Co., Ltd.) in 2-1-xylene, filtering it through glass fiber filter paper, and adding Neugen EA-102 (No. 1) as a surfactant. A liquid dispersion medium (4) made by adding 3% by volume of Disparon KS-873 (manufactured by Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd.) and 1% by volume of Disparon KS-873 (manufactured by Kansui Kasei Co., Ltd.) was added with an average particle size of 0.21 Jnl without surface treatment. A mixture of pure titanium oxide at a weight ratio of 29% was used, and the mixture was dispersed for 1 hour using Payne's force.

上記のように構成された本実施例の電気泳動表示素子に
ついて以下そ″り動作を説明する。−!ず、このパネル
の初期状態を測定した結果15V駆動でコントラスト比
5、応答速度100 n1secのパネルが得られてい
る。さらに±15V、 I Hzで駆動させた結果、1
万回以」二駆動させてもガラス基板に酸化チタンが付着
することなく正常な動作を行なっていた。以」二のよう
に本実施例によれば、液体分散系と接する基板内側に5
0A以下のポリイミド膜を設けることにより、1万回以
上駆動させても酸化チタンのガラス基板へのイー1着の
ないパネルを実現している。尚、実施例では有機物の層
が暗くなり、捷だ電気泳動表示素子の大きな特徴である
メモリー機能が損われる。丑だ上下ガラス基板のギャッ
プが10μノ21と小さい場合には、酸化チタンは液体
分散媒と比重合わせをする必要はなく、酸化チタンの白
によってコントラメ1−の大きくなる耐候性の良い青色
染料を溶解させた7+1−キンレンを用いることができ
る。しかし酸化チタンの電荷を制御し動作を安定にする
には少なくとも一種以上の界面活性剤を加える必要があ
る。
The operation of the electrophoretic display element of this example configured as described above will be explained below. First, as a result of measuring the initial state of this panel, it has a contrast ratio of 5 and a response speed of 100 n1sec when driven at 15V. A panel was obtained.Furthermore, as a result of driving at ±15V and IHz, 1
Even after being driven more than 10,000 times, it operated normally without any titanium oxide adhering to the glass substrate. As described in 2 below, according to this embodiment, 5 layers are placed inside the substrate in contact with the liquid dispersion system.
By providing a polyimide film with a voltage of 0A or less, a panel is realized that does not cause any e-contamination of titanium oxide on the glass substrate even after being driven over 10,000 times. Note that in the examples, the organic layer becomes dark, and the memory function, which is a major feature of the distorted electrophoretic display element, is impaired. If the gap between the upper and lower glass substrates is as small as 10 μm or 21 mm, there is no need to match the specific gravity of titanium oxide with the liquid dispersion medium, and the white color of titanium oxide will increase the contrast of blue dye, which has good weather resistance. Dissolved 7+1-quinolene can be used. However, in order to control the charge of titanium oxide and stabilize its operation, it is necessary to add at least one type of surfactant.

発明の効果 本発明は、ガラス基板の内側に50A以下の有機物の層
を設けているので電気泳動表示素子の特徴を損うことな
く、酸化チタンが基板に付着するのを防止でき、1万回
以上駆動させても正常な動作をすることかできる。さら
に、有機物の層を耐溶剤性の強いポリイミドを用いるこ
とによって、この層が溶解せず電流値に影響を及ぼさな
い効果が得られた。
Effects of the Invention The present invention provides an organic layer of 50A or less on the inside of the glass substrate, which prevents titanium oxide from adhering to the substrate without impairing the characteristics of the electrophoretic display element. It is possible to operate normally even if the motor is driven more than this. Furthermore, by using polyimide with strong solvent resistance for the organic layer, an effect was obtained that this layer does not dissolve and does not affect the current value.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は従来の電気泳動表示素子の断面図、第2図は本
発明の一実施例における電気泳動表示素子の断面図であ
る。 (1)・透明導電膜から成る電極を有するガラス基板、
(4)・・・液体分散媒、(5)  ポリイミド膜代理
人 弁理士穴 島 −公 第1図 第21   3  1
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a conventional electrophoretic display element, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an electrophoretic display element according to an embodiment of the present invention. (1) - A glass substrate having an electrode made of a transparent conductive film,
(4)...Liquid dispersion medium, (5) Polyimide membrane agent Patent attorney Anajima - Public Figure 1 Figure 21 3 1

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)  少なくとも一方に透明導電膜から成る電極を
有する2枚のガラス基板を、互いに対向させ、その中間
に液体分散系の注入部を設けた電気泳動表示素子で、液
体分散系の顔料として、表面処理を行なっていない純粋
の酸化チタンを用い、この液体分散系と接するガラス基
板の内側に50尺 以下の有機物の層を設けることを特
徴とした電気泳動表示素子。
(1) An electrophoretic display element in which two glass substrates each having an electrode made of a transparent conductive film on at least one side are opposed to each other, and a liquid dispersion injection part is provided between them, and as a liquid dispersion pigment, An electrophoretic display element characterized by using pure titanium oxide without surface treatment and providing a layer of organic matter of 50 feet or less on the inside of a glass substrate in contact with the liquid dispersion system.
(2)  有機物の層としてポリイミド膜を用いた特許
請求の範囲第1項記載の電気泳動表示素子。
(2) The electrophoretic display element according to claim 1, which uses a polyimide film as the organic layer.
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