Fast-response nematic liquid-crystal mixtures

被引:7
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作者
Gauza, Sebastian [1 ]
Wen, Chien-Hui
Wu, Benjamin
Wu, Shin-Tson
Spadlo, Anna
Dabrowski, Roman
机构
[1] Univ Cent Florida, Coll Opt & Photon, Orlando, FL 32816 USA
[2] Mil Univ Technol, Inst Chem, PL-00908 Warsaw, Poland
关键词
liquid crystals; high birefringence; response time; photostability;
D O I
10.1889/1.2185272
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
High birefringence and relatively low-viscosity isothiocyanate-based liquid-crystal compounds and mixtures were developed. A high figure-of-merit (FoM), which implies a fast response time of the described liquid crystals was observed. Using the new UCF mixture in a 2-mu m cell, a submillisecond response time was obtained. The UV stability dilemma is discussed as a common concern for high-birefringence LC materials.
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页码:241 / 246
页数:6
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