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Broaden reflection bandwidth of chiral nematic liquid crystals by chiral compound-loaded thermally responsive microcapsules
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Liquid crystals, 2021-05, Vol.48 (7), p.1065-1072
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Abingdon: Taylor & Francis
Erscheinungsjahr
2021
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Taylor & Francis:Master (3349 titles)
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Controllable broadband reflection of cholesteric liquid crystal (N*-LC) materials has sparked enormous interests due to its significance in areas such as infrared shielding glass films and LC displays. In this study, we report a novel method to broaden the bandwidth of the chiral nematic liquid crystal (N*-LC) by a thermally responsive microcapsule (TRMC) loaded with chiral compound. Diffusion of chiral compound loaded in the microcapsules triggered by heating resulted in non-uniform pitch distribution, which were locked by UV-radical polymerisation. The results showed that the reflection bandwidth could be broadened by adjusting mass of the microcapsules, heating time, UV intensity, concentration of UV-polymerisable free radical monomer and polymerisation temperature. The reflection bandwidth was broadened from 240 nm to 374 nm by optimising the above factors.