Effects of formulation variables on liquid-crystal droplet size distributions in ultraviolet-cured polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal cells

被引:13
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作者
Henry, RM [1 ]
Sharma, SC [1 ]
Ramsey, RA [1 ]
Cramer, ML [1 ]
Atman, JB [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Texas, Dept Phys, Arlington, TX 76019 USA
关键词
imaging; liquid-crystalline polymers; microstructure;
D O I
10.1002/polb.20438
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The size distributions of liquid-crystal droplets in ultraviolet-cured polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal cells have been studied with optical microscopy. lt has been observed that (1) the relative masses of the liquid crystal and crosslinking agent determine the droplet size distribution for submicrometer droplet diameters and (2) only the liquid-crystal mass fraction affects the droplet size distribution for diameters ranging from 1 to 4 pm. (c) 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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页码:1842 / 1848
页数:7
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