A Comprehensive Review on Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals: Mechanisms, Materials, and Applications DOI Creative Commons
Shikha Agarwal, Shalini Srivastava, Shirish Joshi

et al.

ACS Materials Au, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(1), P. 88 - 114

Published: Nov. 27, 2024

Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) stand at the intersection of polymer science and crystal technology, offering a unique blend optical versatility mechanical durability. These composite materials are composed droplets interspersed in matrix polymeric materials, harnessing properties while benefiting from structural integrity polymers. The responsiveness LCs combined with rigidity polymers make polymer/LC composites─where network or is used to stabilize modify LC phase─extremely important for scientists developing novel adaptive devices. PDLCs have garnered significant attention due their ability modulate light transmission properties, making them ideal candidates applications ranging smart windows displays shutters privacy filters. incorporation different ferroelectric, thermoelectric, magnetic, ferromagnetic nanoparticles, quantum dots, nanorods, variety dyes PDLC has gained momentum over span few decades, as it lowers otherwise-required high operating voltage reduces electro-optical response time these Due better contrast transmittance field-off on states, they find extensively wide application photonic applications, viz., windows, photorefractives, modern displays, microlens arrays encompassing polymer-gravel lenses, many other. Since functional parameters devices embrace thermophysical attributes networks, therefore becomes necessary perform detailed analysis ameliorations upon addition dopants. This Review aims review recent advances enrichment terms performance dopants, well improvement owing superior parametric implementation networks.

Language: Английский

A Comprehensive Review on Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals: Mechanisms, Materials, and Applications DOI Creative Commons
Shikha Agarwal, Shalini Srivastava, Shirish Joshi

et al.

ACS Materials Au, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(1), P. 88 - 114

Published: Nov. 27, 2024

Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) stand at the intersection of polymer science and crystal technology, offering a unique blend optical versatility mechanical durability. These composite materials are composed droplets interspersed in matrix polymeric materials, harnessing properties while benefiting from structural integrity polymers. The responsiveness LCs combined with rigidity polymers make polymer/LC composites─where network or is used to stabilize modify LC phase─extremely important for scientists developing novel adaptive devices. PDLCs have garnered significant attention due their ability modulate light transmission properties, making them ideal candidates applications ranging smart windows displays shutters privacy filters. incorporation different ferroelectric, thermoelectric, magnetic, ferromagnetic nanoparticles, quantum dots, nanorods, variety dyes PDLC has gained momentum over span few decades, as it lowers otherwise-required high operating voltage reduces electro-optical response time these Due better contrast transmittance field-off on states, they find extensively wide application photonic applications, viz., windows, photorefractives, modern displays, microlens arrays encompassing polymer-gravel lenses, many other. Since functional parameters devices embrace thermophysical attributes networks, therefore becomes necessary perform detailed analysis ameliorations upon addition dopants. This Review aims review recent advances enrichment terms performance dopants, well improvement owing superior parametric implementation networks.

Language: Английский

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