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Effect of a chiral dopant on the electro‐optical properties of polymer‐dispersed liquid‐crystal films
Author(s) -
Li Wenbo,
Zhang Hongxue,
Wang Liping,
Ouyang Canbin,
Ding Xiaokang,
Cao Hui,
Yang Huai
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.26201
Subject(s) - dopant , liquid crystal , materials science , polymerization , monomer , polymer , ultraviolet , transmittance , chemical engineering , doping , polymer chemistry , optoelectronics , composite material , engineering
Polymer‐dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films were prepared by the ultraviolet‐light‐induced polymerization of photopolymerizable monomers in nematic liquid crystal/monomer/chiral dopant composites, and the effect of the chiral dopant on the electro‐optical properties of the PDLC films was studied. It was demonstrated that the addition of a small amount of the chiral dopant increased the driving voltage somewhat but decreased the turn‐off time significantly. Furthermore, the transmittance of ultraviolet, visible, and near‐infrared light of the off state of PDLC films showing light scattering increased with increasing content of the chiral dopant, and the optimum electro‐optical properties of the PDLC films were obtained when the content of the chiral dopant was not more than 2 wt %. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2007