Transparent conducting electrodes and method for producing

A method of producing a conducting electrode pattern for use in liquid crystal device comprising providing at least one substrate and providing a predetermined electrode pattern thereon, wherein the predetermined electrode pattern includes a plurality of zones of a highly conductive material on at least one substrate, with the plurality of zones arranged in a desired pattern on the at least one substrate such that the plurality of zones are electrically isolated from one another, dimensioning the plurality of zones in an array which is smaller than the dimensions of the predetermined electrode pattern, providing a conductive polymer layer overlaying at least a portion of the plurality of zones, wherein the conductive polymer layer is formed in a predetermined pattern in association with the plurality of zones.

A liquid crystal display comprising at least one flexible substrate having an electrode arrangement formed from a plurality of zones of substantially transparent highly conductive material formed on the substrate in a predetermined pattern and having a transparent conducting polymer layer connecting at least a portion of the plurality of zones, wherein the conducting polymer has lower conductivity than the material used to form the plurality of zones, to produce the conducting backplane for a liquid crystal display device.

A method of producing a flexible liquid crystal display device comprising providing at least one flexible substrate formed from a transparent plastic material and providing a predetermined electrode pattern thereon, wherein the predetermined electrode pattern includes a plurality of zones of a highly conductive material on at least one substrate, with the plurality of zones arranged in a desired pattern on the at least one substrate such that the plurality of zones are electrically isolated from one another, dimensioning the plurality of zones in an array which is smaller than the dimensions of the predetermined electrode pattern, providing a conductive polymer layer overlaying at least a portion of the plurality of zones, wherein the conductive polymer layer is formed in a predetermined pattern in association with the plurality of zones, applying a sequence of depositions of cholesteric liquid crystal polymer droplet dispersions on the substrate and providing electrical interconnects to allow drive electronics to be connected to the electrode pattern, wherein addressing of the liquid crystal material forms images which are viewed through the substrate.