Effect of different curing conditions on the electro-optical properties of directional polymerisation monomer based polymer\liquid crystal composites

ABSTRACT

Polymer\liquid crystal composites have garnered significant attention as a material due to their facile preparation and pronounced light modulation effect. With the increasing range of applications, effectively modulating the relevant electro-optical parameters has emerged as a major challenge. In this study, two specific monomers were chosen to investigate the impact of curing conditions on the electro-optical parameters. Compared to previous research, the findings presented here offer a much simpler approach for regulating the parameters. This work not only provides insights for future advancements in polymer\liquid crystal composites with novel functionalities and morphologies but also serves a valuable reference for related industrial production.

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KEYWORDS:

• Polymer\liquid crystal composites
• curing conditions
• electro-optical properties
• monomer

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Funding

This work was supported by the Innovation Method Fund of China [Grant Number 2020IM020600]; the Industry-University Cooperative Education Project of Ministry of Education of China [Grant Number 202102026001]; the Research Projects of Undergraduate Education and Teaching Reform in Hebei University of Technology [Grant Number 201903006]; the Higher Education Teaching Research Program of Hebei Society of Higher Education [Grant Number GJXH2019-019]; and the Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant Number 51805142].