Control of Morphology and Alignment of Liquid Crystal Droplets in Molecular-Aligned Polymer for Substrate-Free Displays
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We have proposed composite films composed of a molecular-aligned polymer and liquid crystal (LC) for substrate-free liquid crystal displays with high-contrast images. We successfully controlled the molecular alignment of the LC and formed molecular-aligned LC droplets in the polymer by controlling the fluidity of the LC/monomer mixture and the curing rate of the monomer. key words: substrate-free display, liquid crystal, polymer, composite film
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- IEICE Transactions
دوره 99-C شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016