Molecular alignment of axially-symmetric sheared polymer network liquid crystals

    Authors

    Y. H. Wu; Y. H. Lin; J. H. Lee; H. W. Ren; X. Y. Nie;S. T. Wu

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Mol. Cryst. Liquid Cryst.

    Keywords

    axially-symmetric and polymers; liquid-crystal devices; LINEARLY POLARIZED-LIGHT; BEAMS; Crystallography

    Abstract

    An axially-symmetric sheared polymer network liquid crystal (AS-SPNLC) device is demonstrated and its performances characterized. The formation mechanism of the AS-SPNLC is investigated by observing the dynamic pattern change of the structure during the fabrication process. We also analyze the structure from the electro-optic properties and then construct a simulation model to explain the observed phenomena. Several potential applications, such as tunable-focus negative lens and spatial polarization converter, are discussed.

    Journal Title

    Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

    Volume

    454

    Publication Date

    1-1-2006

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    343

    Last Page

    354

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000238565000028

    ISSN

    1542-1406

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