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  • Electrically Controllable Light Scattering Properties of Nematic Liquid Crystal/Polyfluorene Gel Devices Open Access

    Asuka YAGI  Michinori HONMA  Ryota ITO  Toshiaki NOSE  

     
    INVITED PAPER

      Pubricized:
    2023/08/10
      Vol:
    E107-C No:2
      Page(s):
    29-33

    In recent years, demand for smart windows with dimming and other functions has been increasing, e.g., polymer dispersed liquid crystals. Liquid crystal (LC) gels also have the potential for smart glass applications owing to their light-scattering properties. In this study, LC gels were prepared by mixing nematic LC (E7) with poly(9,9-di-n-octylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) (PFO) as a gelator. The LC gel formed a dense PFO network as the concentration increased. The PFO network structure changed in response to the change in the cooling rate. High contrast ratio of light scattering was obtained for the LC gel device that was fabricated via the 2-wt%-doping of PFO and natural cooling. Furthermore, the PFO concentration and cooling rate were found to affect the response time of the LC gel device.