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Shearing and Electro-optical Properties of Stressed Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Cells

  • Received : 2010.06.04
  • Accepted : 2010.06.21
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

The shearing effects on the electro-optical properties of a stressed cholesteric liquid crystal were investigated. A photopolymer was dispersed in the cholesteric liquid crystal cell. By carefully choosing the mixing ratio between the liquid crystal and the photoreactive monomer, and by applying suitable mechanical shearing on the substrates, a cholesteric liquid crystal display with a low threshold voltage and no alignment layer was demonstrated.

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