Phase separation of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals on a chemically patterned substrate.
The surface-induced structure formation of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) on a chemically patterned substrate was studied for the first time. The patterns on the substrate were successfully transferred to the PDLC film, resulting in alternating LC-rich and polymer-rich phases. This simple approach offers a new means of organizing micrometer-sized LC domains into well-ordered structures in a polymer matrix of PDLCs.
Wang
Jun
J
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.
Xia
Jianfeng
J
Hong
Suck Won
SW
Qiu
Feng
F
Yang
Yuliang
Y
Lin
Zhiqun
Z