聚合物网络稳定铁电液晶中的条纹织构的研究

对聚合物网络稳定的铁电液晶体系进行了研究.实验表明,在聚合物网络单体聚合过程中施加低频交变电场，在偏光显微镜下观察到均匀的液晶分子排列出现一新的条纹织构.从体系自由能的角度对条纹织构给出合理的解释. 关键词：     

单体浓度对聚合物稳定铁电液晶稳定性的影响

制备了不同单体浓度的聚合物稳定铁电液晶器件,测试了震动实验和热稳定实验前后样品的排列织构、电光特性和对比度.用原子力显微镜研究了各样品的聚合物形貌,表明在器件内部形成了沿摩擦方向延伸的聚合物网络,并且随着单体含量的增加聚合物网络更加致密.由于聚合物网络体锚定的引入,使得铁电液晶分子在外力和温度场下的运动受到限制,聚合物体锚定的增强使聚合物稳定铁电液晶的稳定性也逐渐提高.实验结果表明,单体含量为4％时,聚合物稳定铁电液晶的抗震性和热稳定性良好,电光曲线为无阈值“V”字型,对比度达150∶1.     

单体光交联制备液晶垂直取向膜

提出光敏单体紫外光聚合制备液晶垂直取向膜的方法，并在实验中证实了方法的可行性.实验中采用六氟双酚A双肉桂酸酯单体，在紫外光作用下单体发生光交联反应，形成的聚合膜能够诱导液晶分子垂直排列.制备过程简单，不需要高温热处理过程.从紫外吸收光谱和红外吸收光谱分析发现，单体具有较好的光敏性和聚合度.取向膜经过120℃高温处理仍然具有良好的取向性质. 关键词： 光敏单体 光交联 液晶 垂直取向膜 六氟双酚A双肉桂酸酯     

聚合物分散液晶光栅的衍射特性的研究

报道了一种由聚合物分散液晶膜与具有周期性条状电极结构板结合的新型光栅器件，借助于聚合物分散液晶膜的电光特性，这种栅对入射光的散射或衍射取决于对其施加的电压，即它是电场可调的，实验结果显示出当驱动电压超过器件器件阈值电压时，衍射光的强度和衍射斑的可见级次被电场调制，而且它能入射光的线性偏振态变为椭圆偏振态。     

应变液晶散射偏光片的试制

介绍了聚合物分散液晶(PDLC)和应变液晶(SLC)以及散射偏光片的概念,实验制备了应变液晶散射偏光片样品,样品由两张胶片夹层聚合物分散液晶膜在紫外光固化过程中施加剪切应力所形成。给出了样品偏光显微镜照片和可见光分光光度计偏光特性光谱分析。实验结果表明,应变液晶散射偏光片样品外观半透明,在正交偏光场中转动样品有颜色变化,通过样品观察液晶显示器屏幕,在不同角度下有透射和散射作用,在偏光显微镜中观察样品有衬垫料被拉动的痕迹,光谱分析显示样品在绿光550nm波长处最大透光率T∥≈50%,最小透光率T⊥≈5%,偏振度P≈82%。实验结果对于研制实用的拉伸液晶散射偏光片具有参考意义。     

聚合温度及铁电液晶有序度对单体转化率的影响

采用琉醇和丙烯酸的混合物作为反应单体,利用红外光谱仪检测反应前后单体的C=C双键吸收峰的变化,研究了温度对单体转化率的影响。制备了单体含量为10%的聚合物稳定铁电液晶器件,研究了铁电液晶有序度对单体的影响。实验表明:随着温度的增加单体的转化率增加,随着铁电液晶有序度的增加单体的转化率增加;在铁电液晶中单体的转化率主要受有序度的影响;制备聚合物稳定铁电液晶器件最佳的聚合条件为近晶A相(SmA)下聚合。     

柔性PDLC的实验规律

以制作性能良好的柔性PDLC为目标,从材料的选取、制作过程和电光特性等方面进行了研究。电极和聚合物选用柔性的ITO导电膜和紫外固化光学胶NOA65,液晶为向列相液晶混合物P0616A,采用紫外光聚合法,制作出具有柔性的聚合物分散液晶PDLC;测试了不同膜厚和混合比下的PDLC的电光特性和其光谱响应;从而得出了关于柔性聚合物分散液晶PDLC的一些实验规律和结论     

聚合物分散液晶膜的压光效应

报道了一种聚合物分散液晶(PDLC)膜在压力作用下从散射膜变为透明膜的实验现象,建议称之为PDLC膜的压光效应.介绍了与压光效应相关的PDLC的应变液晶、剪切液晶和拉伸液晶等概念;给出PDLC压光效应膜样品照片,偏光显微镜照片,电光特性光谱分析和压光效应光谱分析.提出PDLC膜压光效应的原理猜想,给出对PDLC膜光学性...     

应变液晶的负压光效应和反式压光效应

介绍聚合物分散液晶和应变液晶概念,给出聚合物分散液晶调光玻璃的"正压光效应"、"负压光效应"和"反式压光效应"三种效应定义.实验制备出负压光效应和反式压光效应新型应变调光玻璃样品,测试样品散射态雾度90%以上,半透明态透光率接近30%.用偏光显微术研究压光效应原理,表明对样品施加垂面按压或拉伸的应力诱导作用会引起液晶微滴中液晶分子具有某些特殊排列方式,导致样品光学性质发生显著变化.建立垂面拉伸液晶微滴模型,计算模拟所绘出的图形与偏光显微镜照片独特花样十分相似,进而合理解释了实验现象.应变液晶压光效应研究具有聚合物分散液晶基础研究意义和开发非电控调光玻璃的实际应用价值.     

剪切液晶散射偏光玻璃的研制与应用

介绍了聚合物分散液晶、剪切液晶、散射偏光片以及透明投影屏幕等概念。实验制备了剪切液晶散射偏光玻璃样品,样品由两张玻璃夹层聚合物分散液晶膜在紫外光固化过程中施加剪切应力制成。实验给出了样品偏光显微镜照片和透光率以及雾度随透光轴与入射偏振光偏振方向夹角的变化曲线。剪切液晶散射偏光玻璃外观半透明,存在透光轴。散射偏光玻璃与吸收偏光片组合具有调光窗功能,与单片液晶投影机或单片硅上液晶投影机配套还能用作背投影成像效果十分清晰的透明投影屏幕。     

Tunable microlens arrays using polymer network liquid crystal

A tunable-focus microlens array based on polymer network liquid crystal (PNLC) is demonstrated. The PNLC was prepared using an ultraviolet (UV) light exposure through a patterned photomask. The photocurable monomer in each of the UV exposed spot forms an inhomogeneous centro-symmetrical polymer network which acts as a lens when a homogeneous electric field is applied to the cell. The focal length of the microlens arrays is tunable with the applied voltage.     

Freedericksz transition in polymer-stabilized nematic liquid crystals

We have constructed polymer-stabilized nematic liquid crystals by photopolymerizing diacrylate monomers in the nematic phase. The orientation of the liquid crystal was controlled by the polymer network. We studied the Freedericksz transition in these systems. Experimentally we studied the transition by measuring the capacitance of the liquid crystal cells as a function of applied voltage. The transition was affected profoundly by the dispersed polymer network. The threshold was higher with shorter interpolymer network distance. Theoretically we studied the systems using a two-dimensional model in which the polymer networks were represented by parallel cylinders with random location. The interaction between the liquid crystal and the polymer network was described by the boundary condition imposed by the polymer network. By fitting the experimental data, we found that the polymer cylinders had diameters of a few submicrons, and a substantial amount of liquid crystal was trapped inside the cylinders.     

Grayscale-Memory Spatial Light Modulator with Polymer-Dispersed Phase-Transition Liquid Crystal

A new storage-type spatial light modulator has been developed which uses a polymer-dispersed phase-transition liquid crystal film and a photoconductor for high-brightness projection displays. The liquid crystal film containing micrometer-sized chiral nematic liquid crystal domains subdivided by a unique honeycomb polymer network functions as a memory layer for an input image. The liquid crystal domains independently maintain the binary alignment states in the opaque (light-scattering) cholesteric phase or transparent nematic phase. Grayscale images can be displayed according to the spatial distribution of the bistable liquid crystal domains. The device exhibits rapid response of a few ms and a limiting resolution of 32 lp/mm. It has the advantages of high transmittance without polarizers and ease of fabrication due to the free-standing liquid crystal film.     

用于电响应红外反射窗的液晶聚合物薄膜特性研究

提出了一种红外反射器件,通过载体液晶在电场下的转向控制胆甾型液晶聚合物粒子在器件中的排布方向,实现红外反射与透射之间切换.其中,胆甾型液晶聚合物粒子是实现红外反射关键.介绍了胆甾型液晶聚合物薄膜的制备方法,并采用超声波破碎的方法制备液晶粒子.研究了液晶混合物中不同比例的交联剂液晶1对液晶聚合物薄膜脆性和反射波段的影响,发现当液晶1占100%时,液晶聚合物薄膜的脆性最大,且其清亮点最高,并且薄膜的反射波段随着液晶1比例的增加而向短波方向偏移.同时,研究了薄膜厚度对液晶聚合物粒子的影响,发现液晶薄膜厚度越小,制备的液晶聚合物粒子越小且越均匀,其制成的器件电驱动性更好.该研究有利于帮助电响应红外反射窗的性能优化.     

电控聚合物分散液晶变焦全息透镜制作

介绍了相位型全息聚合物分散液晶(PDLC)材料全息透镜,在电场作用下液晶微滴折射率逐渐与聚合物折射率匹配,实现透镜电控变焦。研究了微米尺寸和纳米尺寸液晶微滴聚合物分散液晶材料配方特性和微观结构。采用优化纳米尺寸材料配方制作5~6μm聚合物分散液晶盒,采用离轴式平面波和球面波干涉全息写入光路,成功制作电控变焦聚合物分散液晶全息透镜样品。该透镜样品焦距为20 mm,能够正一级衍射放大成像。实现“0”,“1”变焦的驱动电压阈值为60 V。并进一步提出了基于聚合物分散液晶电控变焦元件集成叠加技术实现电控变焦光学成像系统的技术思路。     

Morphological and electro-optical responses of dichroic polymer dispersed liquid crystal films

Dichroic polymer dispersed liquid crystal (DPDLC) films containing different concentration of dichroic dye have been prepared by polymerization induced phase separation technique using nematic liquid crystal material in UV curable polymer NOA 65 and anthraquinone dichroic dye. The effects of applied voltage and temperature on the LC droplet morphology and its optical characteristics were studied in detail. Liquid crystal droplets containing low concentration of dye (0.25%) in polymer matrix exhibit bipolar configuration at lower applied voltage (10 V) whereas at relatively higher voltage (15 V) maltese type liquid crystal droplets were seen. In addition, low concentration DPDLC film shows better optical transmission and higher contrast ratio.     

Electrically tunable holographic polymer templated blue phase liquid crystal grating

In this paper,we demonstrate an alternative approach to fabricating an electrically tunable holographic polymer templated blue phase liquid crystal grating.This grating is obtained by preforming a polymer template comprised of periodic fringes,and then refilling it with a blue phase liquid crystal.Compared with conventional holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal gratings,our grating can remarkably reduce its switching voltage from 200 V to 43 V while maintaining a sub-millisecond response time.The holographic polymer templated blue phase liquid crystal(HPTBPLC) grating is free from electrode patterning,thus leading to a lower cost and more flexible applications.     

聚合物分散液晶增强散射的理想模型

介绍聚合物分散液晶技术新进展,应用光学原理对液晶微滴增强散射问题进行研究,提出液晶微滴最佳间距判据,液晶微滴间隔处聚合物材料光学厚度满足增反膜条件;提出液晶微滴最佳直径判据,液晶微滴直径满足双折射相消干涉条件;提出聚合物与液晶最佳配比的计算方法,应用晶体学原子堆积致密度知识给出最佳配比的计算结果.建立一种聚合物分散液晶增强散射的理想模型,进而从更基本的光学原理出发对异常散射理论模拟计算和实验上确定的液晶微滴最佳直径和聚合物与液晶最佳配比问题给出十分简单明确的理论解释.     

Biodegradable Holographic Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal

The a-D-glucose was chemically modified with an allyl isocyanate (MG) and introduced into the polymer matrix for holographic polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (HPDLC), and the effects were studied in terms of morphology, grating formulation dynamics and electro-optical and biodegradable properties. Phase separation and diffraction efficiency increased at low content of (MG ≤ 4 wt%), while a rapid increase in crosslink density entrapped the LC droplets within the polymer to give poor phase separation, small droplet size, and low diffraction efficiency at high content. The HPDLC film was driven only with the addition of MG due to the increased droplet size with a minimum driving voltage of 18 V at 6.0 wt% MG. With the addition and an increasing amount of MG, the biodegradation of the composite film in a buffer solution was significantly increased in proportion to its amount.