3-dimensional ion transport in liquid crystals

One-dimensional ion transport has been studied in the past decade because of the importance of image retention and voltage holding ratio. Ions inside a liquid crystal (LC) disturb the expected optical behavior of LC molecules when the applied voltage is higher than the LC threshold. In LC devices with complex electrode patterns, interesting ionic effects occur. Advanced and reliable simulation programs are a necessary to investigate this. This paper describes the theory and results of a Monte Carlo 3D ion transport simulation program for LC devices.