Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 37, Issue 8, 997(2022)

Reflection band gap broadening of polymer-stabilized cholesteric liquid crystal by low voltage

Wen-hui GAO, Rui-cai GUO, Xiao-shuai LI, Mei-shan ZHANG, and Yu-bao SUN*
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  • Department of Applied Physics,Hebei University of Technology,Tianjin 300401,China
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    Chemical structures of the materials used in PSCLC
    Schematic diagram of PSCLC preparation process
    Schematic diagram of PSCLC electro-optic measurement system
    Schematic diagram of reflection bandwidth broadening by applying DC voltage
    Transmission spectra of the samples changes with voltage for different monomer concentration (mass fraction)(a) 2.8%,(b) 2%,(c) 1.5% and (d) 1%,respectively.
    λmin and λmaxchanged with the applied voltage in samples with monomer concentration (mass fraction)of (a) 2.8%,(b) 2%,(c) 1.5%,and (d) 1%.
    (a) Relationship between bandwidth and DC voltage of PSCLC system with different monomer concentrations; (b) Reflected bandwidth of samples with different monomer concentrations at the drive voltage of 7.5 V;(c) Electrically broadened driving voltage range for samples with different monomer concentrations.
    Transmission spectra of samples with voltage for different cell thicknesses of (a) 20 μm,(b) 30 μm and (c) 40 μm.
    λmin and λmax changes with the applied voltage in samples with cell thickness of (a) 20 μm,(b) 30 μm and (c) 40 μm.
    (a) Relationship between PSCLC reflection band with different cell thickness and DC voltage; (b) Reflected bandwidth of samples with different cell thickness at the drive voltage of 7.5 V; (c) Electrically broadened driving voltage range for samples with different cell thicknesses.
    Transmission spectra of samples with voltage for different UV absorption dye concentrations (mass fraction)of (a) 0%,(b) 0.4%,(c) 0.8%,(d) 1.2%,and (e)1.6%.
    Reversible dynamic bandgap broadening process of PSCLC devices
    • Table 1. Material composition of the experimental samples

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      Table 1. Material composition of the experimental samples

      SampleComposition (mass fraction)/%
      HNG715600-100R6NRM257RG184UV-234
      A193.183.022.80.20.8
      A294320.20.8
      A394.433.071.50.20.8
      A494.923.0810.20.8
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    Wen-hui GAO, Rui-cai GUO, Xiao-shuai LI, Mei-shan ZHANG, Yu-bao SUN. Reflection band gap broadening of polymer-stabilized cholesteric liquid crystal by low voltage[J]. Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, 2022, 37(8): 997

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: May. 12, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 15, 2022

    The Author Email: Yu-bao SUN (sun_yubao@163.com)

    DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2022-0164

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