Improving the voltage response of holographically formed polymer dispersedliquid crystals (H-PDLCs)

Authors
Bowley, CC Kossyrev, P Danworaphong, S Colegrove, J Kelly, J Fiske, T Yuan, HJ Crawford, GP
Citation
Cc. Bowley et al., Improving the voltage response of holographically formed polymer dispersedliquid crystals (H-PDLCs), MOLEC CRYST, 359, 2001, pp. 647-659
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS → ACNP
Volume
359
Year of publication
2001
Pages
647 - 659
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
We report a significant improvement in the switching voltage of holographic PDLCs. This is achieved hy doping the prepolymer with small amounts of org anic surfactants. The effect of these dopants on other important H-PDLC per formance parameters is also investigated. Possible explanations for the red uction in switching voltage are discussed in relation to simple phenomenolo gical switching models.