Patent ID: 8542336
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display comprising: a first panel; a second panel facing the first panel; a first electrode and a second electrode formed on the first panel; a liquid crystal layer provided between the first panel and the second panel; and a first alignment layer formed on the first panel and contacting the liquid crystal layer, wherein the first alignment layer includes a first alignment base layer and a plurality of first alignment control agents, the first alignment base layer aligning liquid crystals of the liquid crystal layer in a vertical direction with respect to a surface of the first panel, and the first alignment control agents come out of the first alignment base layer and provide alignment force to the liquid crystals to be pre-tilted in a different direction from the vertical direction wherein a region between the first electrode and the second electrode is divided into a plurality of domains including first domains, second domains, third domains and fourth domains which are classified according to directors of the liquid crystals included therein, wherein the plurality of domains are divided into a first region and a second region respectively including at least one of the first domains, at least one of the second domains, at least one of the third domains, and at least one of the fourth domains, and wherein absolute value of a polar angle of each of the first alignment control agents provided in the first region is greater than absolute value of a polar angle of each of the first alignment control agents provided in the second region, where the polar angle is defined as an angle formed between the first alignment control agent and the surface of the first panel.