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A liquid crystal display device and fabricating method thereof are disclosed by which a cell gap can be uniformly maintained, regardless of temperature variation, across an LCD panel. Opposing substrates are spaced apart with a prescribed gap using spacers and liquid crystals in the gap between the

A liquid crystal display device and fabricating method thereof are disclosed by which a cell gap can be uniformly maintained, regardless of temperature variation, across an LCD panel. Opposing substrates are spaced apart with a prescribed gap using spacers and liquid crystals in the gap between the substrates. The spacers are provided on either or both of the substrates. The spacers contain an organic resin within which a liquid phase material or liquid crystals is dispersed. The liquid phase material or liquid crystals may be encapsulated. The thermal expansion coefficient of the material is substantially equal to or greater than that of the liquid crystals in the gap between the substrates. The thermal expansion coefficient of the column spacer is substantially equal to or greater than that of the liquid crystals in the gap between the substrates.

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What is claimed is: 1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:a first substrate having a plurality of gate lines and data lines crossing each other;a second substrate having a black matrix to correspond to the gate lines and the data lines, the second substrate opposing the first substrate to be

What is claimed is: 1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:a first substrate having a plurality of gate lines and data lines crossing each other;a second substrate having a black matrix to correspond to the gate lines and the data lines, the second substrate opposing the first substrate to be spaced apart from the first substrate with a prescribed gap;liquid crystals in the gap between the first and second substrates; anda spacer corresponding to the gate line, the spacer being planarily in contact with both first and second substrates for maintaining cell gap of the liquid crystals, the spacer comprising an organic resin and a liquid phase material dispersed within the organic resin, wherein the liquid phase material has a thermal expansion coefficient substantially greater than that of the liquid crystals.