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Effect of Cell Thickness on the Electro-optic Response of Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystals with Negative Dielectric Anisotropy
It has previously been shown that for polymer-stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals (PSCLCs) with negative dielectric anisotropy, the position and bandwidth of the selective reflection notch can be controlled by a direct-current (DC) electric field. The field-induced deformation of the polymer netw...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7040647/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32041240 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13030746 |
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author | Lee, Kyung Min Crenshaw, Ecklin P. Rumi, Mariacristina White, Timothy J. Bunning, Timothy J. McConney, Michael E. |
author_facet | Lee, Kyung Min Crenshaw, Ecklin P. Rumi, Mariacristina White, Timothy J. Bunning, Timothy J. McConney, Michael E. |
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description | It has previously been shown that for polymer-stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals (PSCLCs) with negative dielectric anisotropy, the position and bandwidth of the selective reflection notch can be controlled by a direct-current (DC) electric field. The field-induced deformation of the polymer network that stabilizes the devices is mediated by ionic charges trapped in or near the polymer. A unique and reversible electro-optic response is reported here for relatively thin films (≤5 μm). Increasing the DC field strength redshifts the reflection notch to longer wavelength until the reflection disappears at high DC fields. The extent of the tuning range is dependent on the cell thickness. The transition from the reflective to the clear state is due to the electrically controlled, chirped pitch across the small cell gap and not to the field-induced reorientation of the liquid crystal molecules themselves. The transition is reversible. By adjusting the DC field strength, various reflection wavelengths can be addressed from either a different reflective (colored) state at 0 V or a transparent state at a high DC field. Relatively fast responses (~50 ms rise times and ~200 ms fall times) are observed for these thin PSCLCs. |
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spelling | pubmed-70406472020-03-09 Effect of Cell Thickness on the Electro-optic Response of Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystals with Negative Dielectric Anisotropy Lee, Kyung Min Crenshaw, Ecklin P. Rumi, Mariacristina White, Timothy J. Bunning, Timothy J. McConney, Michael E. Materials (Basel) Article It has previously been shown that for polymer-stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals (PSCLCs) with negative dielectric anisotropy, the position and bandwidth of the selective reflection notch can be controlled by a direct-current (DC) electric field. The field-induced deformation of the polymer network that stabilizes the devices is mediated by ionic charges trapped in or near the polymer. A unique and reversible electro-optic response is reported here for relatively thin films (≤5 μm). Increasing the DC field strength redshifts the reflection notch to longer wavelength until the reflection disappears at high DC fields. The extent of the tuning range is dependent on the cell thickness. The transition from the reflective to the clear state is due to the electrically controlled, chirped pitch across the small cell gap and not to the field-induced reorientation of the liquid crystal molecules themselves. The transition is reversible. By adjusting the DC field strength, various reflection wavelengths can be addressed from either a different reflective (colored) state at 0 V or a transparent state at a high DC field. Relatively fast responses (~50 ms rise times and ~200 ms fall times) are observed for these thin PSCLCs. MDPI 2020-02-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7040647/ /pubmed/32041240 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13030746 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Lee, Kyung Min Crenshaw, Ecklin P. Rumi, Mariacristina White, Timothy J. Bunning, Timothy J. McConney, Michael E. Effect of Cell Thickness on the Electro-optic Response of Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystals with Negative Dielectric Anisotropy |
title | Effect of Cell Thickness on the Electro-optic Response of Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystals with Negative Dielectric Anisotropy |
title_full | Effect of Cell Thickness on the Electro-optic Response of Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystals with Negative Dielectric Anisotropy |
title_fullStr | Effect of Cell Thickness on the Electro-optic Response of Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystals with Negative Dielectric Anisotropy |
title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Cell Thickness on the Electro-optic Response of Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystals with Negative Dielectric Anisotropy |
title_short | Effect of Cell Thickness on the Electro-optic Response of Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystals with Negative Dielectric Anisotropy |
title_sort | effect of cell thickness on the electro-optic response of polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals with negative dielectric anisotropy |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7040647/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32041240 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13030746 |
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