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INSTEC LC materials are sourced from various liquid crystal material manufacturers
All materials are measured using INSTEC ALCT instruments
LC Materials are also available in larger quantities
Contact INSTEC for volume pricing details
INSTEC has serviced the international liquid crystal communities for more than 40 years.
Besides providing LC testing instruments and temperature controlled microscope stages, we now provide different LC materials.
Two package sizes are available: 5g for samples, and 500g for production users
Material Type | Notes |
N_FLC | Nematic Ferroelectric liquid crystal (RM734-1g) |
NLC for IPS display | Positive nematic liquid crystal for IPS and FFSIPS display |
NLC for Vertical Aligned display | Negative nematic liquid crystal for VA display |
NLC for left handed TN display | Positive nematic liquid crystal for TN or TFT-TN display |
Ferroelectric-ferroelastic phase transition in a nematic liquid crystal
LC Material |
Temp. (°C) |
ε∥ |
ε⊥ |
γ1(mPa*s) |
K11(pN) |
K33(pN) |
n_e |
n_o |
T_NI(°C) |
T_CN(°C) |
LC-BYE7-5g |
20 |
19.0 |
5.2 |
235.55 |
11.5 |
19.1 |
1.746 |
1.521 |
60.5 |
-20 |
LC-BY5CB-5g |
25 |
18.5 |
7.0 |
- |
5.9 |
9.9 |
1.71 |
1.530 |
35.4 |
22 |
LC-BYIPS-P01-5g |
20 |
5.5 |
2.8 |
56.46 |
13.63 |
16.34 |
1.581 |
1.486 |
80.1 |
<-40 |
LC-BYIPS-P02-5g |
20 |
5.2 |
2.6 |
62.4 |
14.19 |
15.33 |
1.5906 |
1.4911 |
80.1 |
<-40 |
*LC-BYTN-01A-5g | 20 |
13.9 |
3.8 |
114 |
10.42 |
15.43 |
1.586 |
1.486 |
90.2 |
<-40 |
LC-VATS14-5g |
20 |
3.42 |
6.18 |
95 |
13.68 |
14.15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
LC-TNTA90-5g |
20 |
8.46 |
3.07 |
58.3 |
12.68 |
13.26 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
LC-PD40300-5g |
20 |
22.2 |
5.4 |
423.6 |
13.21 |
22.45 |
1.778 |
1.527 |
81 |
<-20 |
LC-PD40500-5g |
20 |
22.8 |
5.4 |
446.2 |
13.96 |
23.32 |
1.783 |
1.524 |
87 |
<-30 |
LC-PD40280-5g |
20 |
22.0 |
5.4 |
517.5 |
13.1 |
23.64 |
1.775 |
1.523 |
97 |
<-30 |
LC-DP002-026 |
20 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.836 |
1.526 |
116 |
<-20 |
LC-PD40290-5g |
20 |
21.4 |
4.7 |
476.95 |
19.01 |
19.87 |
1.748 |
1.507 |
129 |
-10 |
*No chiral dopant |
Ordering Information
Part Number |
Description |
LC-BYE7-5g |
E7 liquid crystal, 5-gram bottle (LC-PD40200), Nematic LC materials with Large Delta_n, good for applications such as PDLC (polymer dispersed liquid crystal) and ECB (electrical controlled birefringence) |
LC-BY5CB-5g |
5CB liquid crystal, 5-gram bottle |
LC-BYIPS-P01 |
Positive NLC for TFT-IPS type display, 5-gram bottle |
LC-BYIPS-P02 |
Positive NLC for TFT-IPS type display, 5-gram bottle |
LC-VATS14-5g |
Negative NLC for TFT-VA mode display, 5-gram bottle |
LC-TNTA90-5g |
Positive NLC for TFT-TN type display with left-hand chiral dopant |
LC-PD40300-5g |
Positive Nematic LC materials with Large Delta_n, good for applications such as PDLC (polymer-dispersed liquid crystal) and ECB (electrical controlled birefringence)”. 5-gram bottle |
LC-PD40500-5g |
Positive Nematic LC materials with Large Delta_n, good for applications such as PDLC (polymer-dispersed liquid crystal) and ECB (electrical controlled birefringence”. 5-gram bottle |
LC-PD40280-5g |
Positive Nematic LC materials with Large Delta_n, good for applications such as PDLC (polymer-dispersed liquid crystal) and ECB (electrical controlled birefringence). 5-gram bottle |
LC-PD40290-5g |
Positive Nematic LC materials with Large Delta_n, good for applications such as PDLC (polymer-dispersed liquid crystal) and ECB (electrical controlled birefringence). 5-gram bottle |
LC-DP002-026-5g |
Dual-Frequency LC Material. Positive NLC at low frequency (+4.8) and negative NLC for driving voltages above 20KHz (-3.6). |
RM734-1g |
Nematic Ferroelectric liquid crystal materials |
LC Samples | ||||
No. | Structure | Purity | MOQ(g) | phase transition temperature℃ |
LC-BY5CB | GC>99.5% | 5g | C22.0 N35.1I | |
N_FLC-RM734 | GC>99% | 1g | CAS NO. 2196195-87-4 |