Preparation and Application of Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Film with Step-Driven Display Capability
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. The Effect of Cross-Linker on Electro-Optical Properties of PDLC
2.2. The Effect of LC Content on Electro-Optical Properties of PDLC
2.3. The Effect of Fluorescent Dye Content on Electro-Optical Properties of PDLC
2.4. The Effect of UV-Light Intensity on Electro-Optical Properties of PDLC
2.5. The Effect of Partitioned Polymerization on Electro-Optical Properties of PDLC
3. Mechanism and Applications
4. Experiment
4.1. Materials
4.2. Sample Preparation
4.3. Measurement
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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SLC-1717 (%) | UV-6301 (%) | IBMA (%) | TMPTA (%) | AMCA (%) | IRG651 (%) | UV-Light Intensity (mW/cm2) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A1 | 50 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 10 |
A2 | 50 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 10 |
A3 | 50 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 10 |
A4 | 50 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 10 |
A5 | 50 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 10 |
B1 | 45 | 55 a | 0 | 0.5 | 10 | ||
B2 | 50 | 50 a | 0 | 0.5 | 10 | ||
B3 | 55 | 45 a | 0 | 0.5 | 10 | ||
B4 | 60 | 40 a | 0 | 0.5 | 10 | ||
B5 | 65 | 35 a | 0 | 0.5 | 10 | ||
C1 | 50 | 50 a | 0.1 | 0.5 | 10 | ||
C2 | 50 | 50 a | 0.2 | 0.5 | 10 | ||
C3 | 50 | 50 a | 0.3 | 0.5 | 10 | ||
C4 | 50 | 50 a | 0.4 | 0.5 | 10 | ||
C5 | 50 | 50 a | 0.5 | 0.5 | 10 | ||
D1 | 50 | 50 a | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1 | ||
D2 | 50 | 50 a | 0.2 | 0.5 | 5 | ||
D3 | 50 | 50 a | 0.2 | 0.5 | 10 | ||
D4 | 50 | 50 a | 0.2 | 0.5 | 15 | ||
D5 | 50 | 50 a | 0.2 | 0.5 | 20 |
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Lin, H.; Zhao, Y.; Jiao, X.; Gao, H.; Guo, Z.; Wang, D.; Luan, Y.; Wang, L. Preparation and Application of Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Film with Step-Driven Display Capability. Molecules 2024, 29, 1109. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29051109
Lin H, Zhao Y, Jiao X, Gao H, Guo Z, Wang D, Luan Y, Wang L. Preparation and Application of Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Film with Step-Driven Display Capability. Molecules. 2024; 29(5):1109. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29051109
Chicago/Turabian StyleLin, Hui, Yuzhen Zhao, Xiangke Jiao, Hong Gao, Zhun Guo, Dong Wang, Yi Luan, and Lei Wang. 2024. "Preparation and Application of Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Film with Step-Driven Display Capability" Molecules 29, no. 5: 1109. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29051109