[LCTp5] New LC Technologies

[LCTp5-4] Surfactants Synergistically Contributes to Reduction of Driving Voltage of Reverse-Mode Polymer Network Liquid Crystals with UV-Curable Nanoparticles

*Masahiro Miyazaki¹, Mitsuhiro Akimoto¹, Eriko Fukuda¹, Hiroya Nishikawa², Shunsuke Kobayashi¹ (1. Sanyo-Onoda City University (Japan), 2. RIKEN (CEMS) (Japan))

Keywords:Polymer-Network LC, Surfactants, Nanoparticles, Reactive Mesogen, Reverse Mode

We demonstrate that combination of UV-curable silica nanoparticles (UVC-NPs) with polymerizable surfactants greatly reduce the threshold and saturation voltages of a reverse-mode polymer network liquid crystal device. Morphological observation reveals the role played by added surfactants.