The movement speed of the ionic impurities moved by an electrical field produced among the at least three electrodes depends on the mobility of the ionic impurities. According to this configuration, the frequency of the common signal is from 60 Hz to 240 Hz and the frequency of the AC signal is from 0.1 mHz to 5 mHz, and thus even ionic impurities having small mobility can be swept outside of the display region. Note that when the frequency of the common signal is 60 Hz, the first period is 16.7 ms (milliseconds), and when the frequency of the common signal is 240 Hz, the first period is 4.2 ms (milliseconds). On the other hand, when the frequency of the AC signal is 0.1 mHz, the second period is 10000 seconds, and when the frequency of the AC signal is 5 mHz, the second period is 200 seconds.
In the above-described liquid crystal device, the at least three electrodes are preferably disposed surrounding the display region in the first substrate.
The movement direction of the ionic impurities in the liquid crystal layer is affected by the alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer. According to this configuration, the at least three electrodes configured for ion trapping are provided surrounding the display region, and thus ionic impurities can be swept outside the display region regardless of the alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer.