Effect of preparation conditions on the electro-optical performance and the polymer morphology of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals with polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) microstructure. Issue 1 (13th April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yu, Ping; Zhao, Yuzhen; He, Zemin; Zhang, Huimin; Zhao, Yang; Zhang, Yongming; Guo, Zhun; Ma, Cheng; Gao, Jianjing; Zhang, Haiquan
• Is Part Of: Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. Volume 737:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 41
• Page End: 51
• Publication Date: 2022-04-13
• Subjects: Electro-optical performance -- Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) -- polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) -- preparation conditions -- polymer morphology; Molecular crystals -- Periodicals; Liquid crystals -- Periodicals; Liquid crystals; Molecular crystals; Periodicals; 548
• DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2021.2003953
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1542-1406

Abstract

Abstract: In this work, the effects of the preparation conditions on the electro-optical performance and the polymer morphology of the polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) samples in which the polymer matrix contained polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) microstructure were studied. The results confirmed the dramatic improvement effect of POSS microstructure for the electro-optical properties of PDLC. Moreover, the electro-optical performance and the polymer morphology of the PDLC samples with POSS microstructure can be regulated successfully by the preparation conditions, such as UV light intensity and polymerization temperatures. This work can provide a way for regulating methods for PDLC films.