[LCTp5] New LC Technologies

[LCTp5-3] UV-Curable Silica NPs as a Reinforcing Component in Reverse Mode Polymer-Network LC Light-Scattering Device Fabricated Under Different Curing Conditions

*Eriko Fukuda¹, Mitsuhiro Akimoto¹, Masahiro Miyazaki¹, Shunsuke Kobayashi¹ (1. Sanyo-Onoda City University (Japan))

Keywords:Photopolymer, Reactive Mesogen, Polymer Network Liquid Crystal, Nanoparticles

We examine how curing condition affects the alternation of electro-optical properties of reverse-mode polymer network liquid crystal with UV-curable silica nanoparticles (UVC-NPs). It is found that incorporation of UVC-NPs has almost the same effect as increasing the curing temperature by around +10°C.