Thermal control of transmittance/diffraction states of holographic structures composed of polymer and liquid crystal phases

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1747-1752

  Kakiuchida, Hiroshi ^a   Tazawa, Masato ^a   Yoshimura, Kazuki ^a   Ogiwara, Akifumi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b KOBE CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal; Nematic to isotropic phase transition; Photo induced phase separation; Solar ray control

Indexed keywords

GRATING VECTORS; HOLOGRAPHIC POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTAL; HOLOGRAPHIC STRUCTURES; LIQUID CRYSTAL PHASIS; NEMATIC-TO-ISOTROPIC PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHOTO-INDUCED; PHOTO-INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; POLARIZING MICROSCOPY; PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS; SOLAR-RAY CONTROL; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL CONTROL;

ANISOTROPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DROP FORMATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; PHASE MODULATION; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; SUN;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 77955420033     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.05.040     Document Type: Article

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