Liquid crystal display device having a wide viewing angle

Abstract

A LCD device and method that improve contrast ratio, reduce grayscale inversion and light leakage without a retardation film. The LCD device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate, the first and second substrates including a pixel region; a first electrode on an inner surface of the first substrate in the pixel region; a first alignment layer over the first electrode, the first alignment layer including a mesogenic material; a second electrode on an inner surface of the second substrate; a second alignment layer over the second electrode, the second alignment layer including a same material as the first alignment layer; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second alignment layers; and first and second polarizers on outer surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively, wherein the first and second alignment layers compensate retardation of the liquid crystal layer.

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