Liquid Crystals · 2017 · 52 citations · 32 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials SciencePolymer ChemistryPolymer MaterialsThin FilmsElectro-optic EffectsElectro-optic MaterialsLiquid Crystal MaterialsLiquid CrystalsPolymer Thin FilmsThin Film Optical PropertiesDielectric AnisotropyDielectric ConstantElectro-optic PolymersLiquid Crystal Electro-optic EffectLiquid Crystal PolymersLiquid Crystalline PolymersOptical PropertiesPhysical Properties
The different fluorinated liquid crystal (LC) molecules doped to E8 were used as LC component to prepare polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films. The mass fraction of the LC mixture is fixed 50.0 wt%. Results indicate that doping 8.0 wt% fluorinated LC molecule ME3CP to E8 significantly reduced the driving voltage of the PDLC films, and the driving voltage reduced with the rise of mass fraction of ME3CP. Besides, the terminal flexible chain length of the fluorinated LC molecule influenced the LC mixture properties based on E8, such as the dielectric anisotropy, birefringence and viscosity of the LC mixture, and the morphology and the electro-optical properties of PDLC films were controlled not only by the physical properties of the LC mixture, but also by the terminal flexible chain length of the fluorinated LC molecule .
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