THERMOPHYSICAL AND ELECTROOPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL ACRYLATE SYSTEMS

Authors
ROUSSEL F BUISINE JM MASCHKE U COQUERET X
Citation
F. Roussel et al., THERMOPHYSICAL AND ELECTROOPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL ACRYLATE SYSTEMS, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 299, 1997, pp. 321
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals → ACNP
ISSN journal
1058725X
Volume
299
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-725X(1997)299:<321:TAECON>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
New Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) materials were prepared by a Polymerization Induced Phase Separation (PIPS) mechanism using U.V. radiation. The samples are obtained from the liquid crystalline mixtu re E7 and a blend of monofunctional (2-Ethyl Hexyl Acrylate) and difun ctional (1,6-Hexane Diol DiAcrylate) monomers as precursors of the mat rix. The thermodynamic properties of both cured and uncured samples we re studied by Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Optical Microscopy . The optical transmission of selected PDLC films has been measured as a function of frequency and amplitude of the applied voltage for seve ral film thicknesses.