Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal films formed by e-beam cure

Nuno A. Vaz; George W. Smith; G. Paul Montgomery Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.19922

1 April 1990 Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal films formed by e-beam cure

Nuno A. Vaz, George W. Smith, G. Paul Montgomery Jr.

Proceedings Volume 1257, Liquid Crystal Displays and Applications; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19922
Event: Electronic Imaging: Advanced Devices and Systems, 1990, Santa Clara, CA, United States

Abstract

Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films are useful in electro-optic applications because they can be switched electrically between opaque and transparent states. We have prepared PDLC films using electron-beam radiation (e-beam cure). The resulting films exhibit promising mechanical, electro-optic, and thermal response. Compared with the ultraviolet cure process, e-beam cure has the advantage of not requiring photoinitiators. In addition, e-beam cure is characterized by a fast cure rate. The e-beam cure method may, therefore, be a good candidate for production of PDLC ifims.

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Nuno A. Vaz, George W. Smith, and G. Paul Montgomery Jr. "Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal films formed by e-beam cure", Proc. SPIE 1257, Liquid Crystal Displays and Applications, (1 April 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19922

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