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Proceedings of the International Display Workshops Volume 28 (IDW '21)

Proceedings of the International Display Workshops Volume 28 (IDW '21)

Dec 1, 2021 - Dec 3, 2021
Virtual Conference

[LCTp1-4L] Polyimide-Free Flexible Polymer Network Liquid Crystal Using Mesogen Dendrimers for Smart Window

*Ryusei Kusuhara1, Takahiro Ishinabe1, Yosei Shibata1, Yuichi Momoi2, Osamu Haba3, Hideo Fujikake1 (1.Tohoku University (Japan), 2.Toyo Co., Ltd. (Japan), 3.Yamagata University (Japan))

Mesogen dendrimer, Polymer network liquid crystal, Dynamic Scattering, flexible smart window

https://doi.org/10.36463/idw.2021.0105

We have developed flexible polymer network liquid crystals using liquid crystalline dendrimers that induce spontaneous vertical alignment without alignment film. Flexible PNLC with high haze value and high flexibility was realized by the electrohydrodynamic convection due to the liquid crystalline dendrimers.