| abstract |
A liquid crystal satisfying at least one characteristic or having an appropriate balance regarding at least two characteristics, such as a high maximum temperature, a low minimum temperature, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, and a negatively large dielectric anisotropy A composition, and an AM device including the composition are provided. A specific compound having a low viscosity or a low minimum temperature as the first component, a specific compound having a large optical anisotropy and a negative dielectric anisotropy as the second component, and a high maximum temperature or a low viscosity as the third component A liquid crystal composition that may contain a specific compound having a negative dielectric anisotropy or a low minimum temperature as a fourth component, or a specific compound having a polymerizable group as an additive component . |