1. Changes in the Electro-Optical Properties of a PDLC System by Monomer Substitution
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Fiore Pasquale Nicoletta, Giuseppe Chidichimo, Giovanni De Filpo, and Ilaria Bellini
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,Materials science ,Morphology (linguistics) ,Polymer ,Condensed Matter Physics ,eye diseases ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Monomer ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Liquid crystal ,Polymer chemistry ,sense organs ,Solubility ,Thermoplastic polymer - Abstract
This paper deals with the changes on switching fields and response times of a PDLC system when small percentages of the thermoplastic polymer are replaced by the same quantity of monomer. An improving of the electro-optical properties, i.e. a reduction in driving voltages and rise times, is obtained when about 10 weight % of polymer is replaced by monomers with a high solubility in liquid crystal droplets. Morphology changes are observed for substitutions larger than 20 weight %.
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- 1999
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