Reverse Mode Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Flexible Films with Excellent Bending Resistance
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Effect of the Concentration of C6M
2.2. Effect of the Concentration of R811
2.3. Physical Picture and Bending Resistance Test of the Optimal Sample
3. Experiments
3.1. Materials
3.2. Sample Preparation
3.3. Characterization
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples a | CLC | Pitch (μm) | NLCM (wt%) b | C6M (wt%) | IRG 651 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SLC 3MV-8173 | R811 | |||||
Group Ⅰ | ||||||
A1 | 91 | 5 | 1.44 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 |
A2 | 90 | 5 | 1.43 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 |
A3 | 89 | 5 | 1.41 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 |
A4 | 88 | 5 | 1.40 | 3 | 4 | 0.5 |
A5 | 87 | 5 | 1.38 | 3 | 5 | 0.5 |
Group Ⅱ | ||||||
B1 | 93 | 1 | 7.07 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 |
B2 | 91 | 3 | 2.36 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 |
B3 | 89 | 5 | 1.41 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 |
B4 | 87 | 7 | 1.01 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 |
B5 | 85 | 9 | 0.79 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 |
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Yu, P.; He, Z.; Zhao, Y.; Song, W.; Miao, Z. Reverse Mode Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Flexible Films with Excellent Bending Resistance. Molecules 2024, 29, 4276. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174276
Yu P, He Z, Zhao Y, Song W, Miao Z. Reverse Mode Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Flexible Films with Excellent Bending Resistance. Molecules. 2024; 29(17):4276. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174276
Chicago/Turabian StyleYu, Ping, Zemin He, Yuzhen Zhao, Wenqi Song, and Zongcheng Miao. 2024. "Reverse Mode Polymer Stabilized Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Flexible Films with Excellent Bending Resistance" Molecules 29, no. 17: 4276. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174276