Kinetics of Droplet Formation in UV-Cured Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Films
- 1 May 1994
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 33 (5R) , 2641-2647
- https://doi.org/10.1143/jjap.33.2641
Abstract
The kinetics of liquid crystal (LC) droplet formation in a UV-cured polymer has been studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). We discuss a physical mechanism for the change in refractive index of the polymer matrix. The influence of initial condition of polymerisation on the optical characterstics of polymer-dispersed LC (PDLC) films has been investigated. The extremely important problem of optimising the contrast of PDLC displays is also discussed.Keywords
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