Kinetic control of the phase-separated structure and electro-optical switching properties of (polymer/liquid crystal) composite films prepared by a solvent cast method

New Polymeric Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-117

  Jeong, Hwan Kyeong ^a   Kikuchi, Hirotsugu ^a   Kajiyama, Tisato ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

(Polymer liquid crystal) composite film; Electro optical properties; Light scattering; Liquid crystal domain size; Phase separation; Spinodal decomposition

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; EVAPORATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MORPHOLOGY; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PHASE SEPARATION; PLASTIC FILMS; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS;

ELECTRO OPTICAL SWITCHING; POLYDIISOPROPYL FUMARATE; SOLVENT CAST METHOD;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 0031701638     PISSN: 01696424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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