A study on the effects of the UV curing process on phase separation and electro-optical properties of a polymer-network-dispersed liquid crystal
Mingzhe Wang; Weidong Li; Yingfang Zou; Caiyuan Pan; Mingzhe Wang; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China; Weidong Li; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China; Yingfang Zou; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China; Caiyuan Pan; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
Журнал:
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
Дата:
1997-06-21
Аннотация:
This paper discusses the stages of the curing process during the preparation of a polymer-network-dispersed liquid crystal from liquid crystal, methacrylate and dimethacrylate esters under UV irradiation. The morphology of each stage was measured by scanning electron microscopy. The effects of the irradiation time on the morphology are discussed. The relationship between the morphology of the polymer matrix and its electro-optical properties was investigated.
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