Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, Vol.32, No.3, 561-567, 1994
Morphologies and Electrooptic Properties of Polystyrene Liquid-Crystal Composite Films
Morphology and electro-optic properties of composite films composed of polystyrene (PS) and nematic liquid crystal (LC) have been studied for a wide range (30-70 wt % of liquid crystal) of film composition. At two specific levels of LC loadings (50 and 60 wt %), effects of temperature, frequency and voltage of applied ac electric field on the transmittance of the films were intensively measured, and the results were interpreted in terms of aggregation structure of the film, the geometry of LC domains, LC loading, dielectric constant, conductivity, birefringence, and the solubility of LC in polymer.
Keywords:LIGHT-SCATTERING