Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals: liquid crystal/polymer composites as electro-active materials

Humaira Masood Siddiqi; Michel Dumon; Jean Pierre Pascault

doi:10.1117/12.237157

26 April 1996 Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals: liquid crystal/polymer composites as electro-active materials

Humaira Masood Siddiqi, Michel Dumon, Jean Pierre Pascault

Proceedings Volume 2779, 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Materials and 3rd European Conference on Smart Structures and Materials; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.237157
Event: 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Materials, 1996, Lyon, France

Abstract

Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals (PDLC) are materials formed by dispersions of liquid crystal (LC) droplets in a polymer matrix (1)• These materials are electro-optical active films which can be switched from a light scattering state (off state) to a transparent state (on state) by the application of a voltage (2)• The embedded mesophase within the droplets can be nematic (N), cholesteric (N*), chiral smectic C (SC*), or antiferroelectric (SCA*) (2)

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Humaira Masood Siddiqi, Michel Dumon, and Jean Pierre Pascault "Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals: liquid crystal/polymer composites as electro-active materials", Proc. SPIE 2779, 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Materials and 3rd European Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, (26 April 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.237157

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