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Relationship Between the Electro‐Optic Performance of Polymer‐Stabilized Liquid‐Crystal Devices and the Fractal Dimension of Their Network Morphology
Author(s) -
Dierking I.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200390032
Subject(s) - materials science , transmittance , fractal dimension , polymer network , polymer , scaling , liquid crystal , optics , morphology (biology) , fractal , optoelectronics , composite material , mathematical analysis , geometry , mathematics , physics , biology , genetics
A quantitative relationship is established between the electro‐optic performance (reflectivity, transmittance, threshold field, response time) of a polymer‐stabilized liquid‐crystal and the network morphology of the cholesteric textures (see Figure). By analysis of independent preparation series, varying curing temperature, UV intensity, and irradiation time, respective scaling relations are proposed.