Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Electro-optical properties of the normally transparent type anisotropic polymer dispersed liquid crystal films

  • Published:
Journal of Polymer Research Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

We fabricate normally transparent type of polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films, which are composed of nematic liquid crystals in anisotropic polymer network. The glass substrates of the films are treated with rubbing such that the polymer and liquid crystal molecules are plane parallel aligned in the sample cell. The liquid crystals used are 5CB and 7CB. The polymer is cured at a variety of UV wavelengths and intensities. The electro-optical properties of these PDLC films are reported. This type of transparent PDLC shows an improvement in the transparency of the clear state and a decrease in the driving voltage.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. R. A. M. Hikmet, J. Appl. Phys., 68, 4406 (1990).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. J. W. Doane, D. K. Yang and L. C. Chien, Proceedings of I.D.R.C., 175 (1991).

  3. S. Sato, R. Yamaguchi, S. Dickmann and D. A. Mlynskim, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 32, 2025 (1993).

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. J. L. Fergason, SID Int. Symp. Dig. Tech. Pap., V16, Orlando, p. 68 (1985).

    Google Scholar 

  5. H. Ono and N. Kawatsuki, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 33, 6637 (1994).

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. A. Y. G. Fuh, C. Y. Huang, C. R. Sheu, G. L. Lin and M. S. Tsai, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 33, L870 (1994).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. K. Park, H. Kikuchi and T. Kajiyama, Polymer J., 26, 895 (1994).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. R. Yamaguchi and S. Sato, IEICE Trans. Electron., E78-C, 106 (1995).

    Google Scholar 

  9. D. A. Dunmur, M. R. Manterfield, W. H. Miller and J. K. Dunleavy, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 45, 127 (1978).

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. H. Kobayashi, K. Samizu and J. J. Wu, U. S. Pat. 5,305,126 (1994).

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Physics, Soochow University, Taipei, 11102, Taiwan, ROC

    Jin-Jei Wu

  2. Institute of Electronic Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, 10672, Taiwan, ROC

    Chih-Ping Tan

  3. Department of Chemistry, Soochow University, Taipei, 11102, Taiwan, ROC

    Chia-Hsing Sun

Authors
  1. Jin-Jei Wu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Chih-Ping Tan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Chia-Hsing Sun
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Wu, JJ., Tan, CP. & Sun, CH. Electro-optical properties of the normally transparent type anisotropic polymer dispersed liquid crystal films. J Polym Res 5, 45–49 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-006-0039-6

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-006-0039-6

Keywords

Search

Navigation