Nematic liquid crystal composition

A liquid composition having positive dielectric anisotropy, wherein the liquid crystal composition is characterized by comprising one or more compounds selected from compounds represented by general formula (LC0) and further comprises one or more compounds selected from a group of compounds represented by general formula (LC1) to general formula (LC5):

• (In the formulae, R01 to R41 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, one or more —CH2— in the alkyl group may be substituted with —O—, —CH═CH—, —CF2O—, or —OCF2— so that oxygen atoms are not directly adjacent to each other, and one or more hydrogen atoms in the alkyl group may be substituted with a halogen;
• R51 and R52 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms where one or more —CH2— in the alkyl group may be substituted with —O—, —CH═CH—, —OCO—, —COO—, or —C≡C— so that oxygen atoms are not directly adjacent to each other, or R51 and R52 may each be —OCF3 or —CF3 if A51 or A53 described below represents a cyclohexane ring;
• A01 to A42 each independently represent any one of the structures below:
• (One or more —CH2— in the cyclohexane ring in the structure may be substituted with —O— so that oxygen atoms are not directly adjacent to each other and X61 and X62 each independently represent —H or —F);
• A51 to A53 each independently represent any one of the structures below:
• (In the formulae, one or more —CH2CH2— in the cyclohexane ring may be substituted with —CH═CH—, —CF2O—, or —OCF2—);
• X01 represents a fluorine atom;
• X11 to X43 each independently represent —H or —F;
• Y01 to Y41, each represent —F, —OCHF2, —CF3, or —OCF3;
• Z01 and Z02 each independently represent a single bond, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —CH2CH2—, —OCF2—, or —CF2O—;
• Z31 to Z42 each independently represent a single bond, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —CH2CH2—, —(CH2)4—, —OCF2—, or —CF2O— and at least one selected from Z31 and Z32 that are present is not a single bond;
• Z51 and Z52 each independently represent a single bond, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —CH2CH2—, —OCH2—, —CH2O—, —OCF2—, or —CF2O—;
• m01 to m51 each independently represent an integer in the range of 0 to 3;
• m01+m02 represents 1 or 2, m31+m32 and m41+m42 each independently represent 1, 2, 3, or 4;
• and when two or more A01, A03, A23, A31, A32, A41, A42, A52, Z01,Z02, Z31, Z32, Z41, Z42, and/or Z52 are present, they may be the same or different from each other).