Electro-Optical Effect Without Hysteresis for (Polymer/Liquid Crystal) Composite Films
作者:
Hirotsugu Kikuchi,
Hwan-Kyeong Jeong,
Tisato Kajiyama,
期刊:
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
(Taylor Available online 1998)
卷期:
Volume 318,
issue 1
页码: 209-224
ISSN:1058-725X
年代: 1998
DOI:10.1080/10587259808045385
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: (polymer/liquid crystal) composite film;electro-optical effect;hysteresis;solvent evaporation rate;domain size
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Phase-separation behavior of the composite films composed of polymer of a three dimensional network and low molecular weight liquid crystals (LCs) embedded in the network was studied on the basis of the evolution of optical heterogeneity in a casting solution during a film formation process and the morphology of the polymer networks. The electro-optical properties of the composite films based on electric field controlled light scattering were strongly dependent on the size of LC domains which was controlled by the solvent evaporation rate. When poly(diisopropyl fumarate), which is incompatible with the LC, was used as the matrix polymer, no electro-optical hysteresis was detected, while considerable electro-optical hysteresis was done for the composite film consisting of poly(methyl methacrylate), which is fairly compatible with the LC. However, when poly(methyl methacrylate) with high molecular weight (996k) was used as the matrix polymer, hysteresis decreased due to a decrease of compatibility.
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