BISTABILITY IN POLYMER-DISPERSED FERROELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS

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MOLSEN, H
KITZEROW, HS
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[1] Iwan N. Stranski Institut, Technische Universität Berlin, Sekretariat ER 11, 10623 Berlin
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10.1063/1.356471
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The encapsulation of ferroelectric liquid crystal droplets in a polymer film provides a convenient method to get fast switching, flexible electro-optic light shutters. The polymer-dispersed ferroelectric liquid crystal films can be formed by photopolymerization due to a polymerization-induced phase separation. A uniform orientation of the liquid crystal is obtained by shear flow during this process. Our studies concerning the influence of the preparation parameters on the electro-optic properties show that a bistable electro-optic behavior can be achieved for high polymerization rates and low shear velocities.
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