International Display Workshops General Incorporated Association

14:30 〜 17:00

[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))

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

https://doi.org/10.36463/idw.2019.0360

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.