用液晶与聚合物混合材料的各向异性相分离制备快速响应液晶盒

展示一种新型含有超薄液晶层(小于1μm)的快速响应液晶盒．总的响应时间(τon τoff)可以达到1．3ms。这种液晶器件可以通过对一种液晶和聚合物混合材料的各向异性相分离制备获得。偏光显微镜和扫描电子显微镜的观测结果确认了一种液晶／聚合物的双层膜机构的形成。实验结果表明液晶层的厚度可以简单地通过改变液晶在混合材料中的含量来精确调节。这种制备方法可以用来制作含有超薄液晶层的快速显示液晶器件用于视频显示方面的应用。

Fast Switching Nematic Liquid Crystal Cell Fabricated by Anisotropic Phase-separation From a Liquid Crystal and Polymer Composite Material

It is demonstrated that a nematic liquid crystal (LC) cell containing a very thin (《1 μm) LC film can perform very fast switching, with a total response time as fast as 1.3 ms. Such type of LC devices can be prepared by a photo-induced anisotropic phase-separation from a nematic LC and polymer composite material. The formation of the LC/polymer bi-layer structure in the cell after the anisotropic phase-separation was confirmed by employing polarized light microscope and scanning electron microscope. It is also found that LC layer thickness can be fine tuned by adjusting the LC concentration in the composite mixture. Such a technique can be used to fabricate LC devices containing very thin LC film and performing fast switching for TV and Video applications where fast response time is required.