Abstract
We report a novel thin film polarizer fabricated from a photocurable lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal (LCLC) solution. An organic-based photocurable solution having a lyotropic liquid crystalline phase was prepared by dissolving 25-35 wt% of basic chromonic dye in an acidic monomer (acrylic acid) solution. The shear-coated film after UV irradiation exhibited the maximum polarization efficiency, P = 95.2%. Compared to the conventional aqueous-based technique, the new method provided many advantages such as outstanding coating processibility, high thermal stability, good solvent resistance, moderate surface hardness, and excellent adhesion to various substrates, especially on a plastic substrate.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2074-2077 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Chemistry |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2011.02.21 |
Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics
- Materials Science
- Chemistry
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