[LCTp5] New LC Technologies

[LCTp5-2] Ion-doped liquid crystal light shutter switchable among transparent, haze-free opaque, and high-haze opaque states

*Ho-jin Sohn¹, Jae-Won Huh¹, Jeong-Ho Seo¹, Seung-Won Oh¹, Sang-Hyeok Kim¹, Tae-Hoon Yoon¹ (1. Pusan National University (Korea))

Keywords:liquid crystal, light shutter, dichroic-dye, smart window

Tristate switching of a liquid-crystal (LC) cell among the transparent, haze-free opaque, and high-haze opaque states is proposed. Owing to its simple switching process, the proposed LC cell is promising for the development of a multipurpose switchable window.