Effects of the structures of epoxy monomers on the electro-optical properties of heat-cured polymer-dispersed liquid crystal films |
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| Authors: | Qingyong Meng Hui Cao Miki Kashima Huijing Liu |
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| Institution: | Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Science and Technology Beijing , No. 30 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, People's Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films were prepared from thermal polymerisation-induced phase separation in heat-curable monomers/nematic liquid crystal (LC) mixtures. For PDLCs with a certain amount of LCs, the microstructure and the refractive index of polymer networks could be influenced by the relative content of epoxy monomers, owing to their different chemical structures. The effect of these factors on the electro-optic properties of films was also investigated. |
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| Keywords: | polymer-dispersed liquid crystal heat curing microstructure refractive index electro-optic properties |
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