Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Effect of electric field on phase separation of polymer dispersed liquid crystal |
| Authors: |
Zhang, Wenjie1, Lin, Jiaping jplinlab@online.sh.cn, Yu, Tianshi1, Lin, Shaoliang1, Yang, Dianzhi1 |
| Source: |
European Polymer Journal. Aug2003, Vol. 39 Issue 8, p1635. 6p. |
| Subjects: |
Polymerization, Liquid crystals, Monomers, Chemical kinetics, Microscopes |
| Abstract: |
The kinetics of the polymerization induced phase separation of liquid crystal (LC)/monomer mixture has been investigated by means of depolarized light intensity technique and polarized light microscope (PLM). To examine the effect of the electric field, a DC electric field was applied across the mixtures during the phase separation process. The kinetic study indicates that the phase separation process is accelerated when the electric field is applied. The morphologies of the formed polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films were observed by PLM. The electric field applied during the phase separation process yields the PDLC with small LC domains and fine morphologies. The clearing temperature (TNI) of the formed PDLC films was measured by the PLM and it is found that the TNI increases with the applied electric field intensity. [Copyright &y& Elsevier] |
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| Database: |
Engineering Source |
