In this presentation, a rubbing-free LC device fabricated with organic Single-Crystal Rubrene (SCR) substrate has been investigated. The LC orientation on SCR is determined with capillary flowing direction of LCs, the SCR-coated LC cell has a homogeneous alignment with low pretilt angle. The SCR-based LC cell performs a wider thermal tolerance than that of the PI-based cell, owing to the strong anchoring property of SCR surface. SCR-based LC cell performs a lower operation voltage, faster response time, and higher voltage holding ratio than the PI-based LC cell. A rubbing-free modal LC device based on SCR layer is under development.
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