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Polymer Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Flakes for Particle Displays

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OSTI ID:812816
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  1. Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

(B204)Polymer cholesteric liquid crystal (PCLC) flakes suspended in a moderately conductive host fluid reorient in the presence of an AC electric field within a specific frequency range, causing a dramatic change in flake reflectivity. PCLC flakes reflect light of a specific color and (circular) polarization, thereby eliminating the need for backlighting, color filters, and polarizers to attain unique optical effects. Reorientation can be seen in fields as low as several mili-volts per micron, and reorientation times are on the order of several hundred milliseconds, thereby approaching response times for both nematic liquid crystal displays and other particle displays. Applications for electro-optic devices, decorative commercial and consumer products, and displays, particularly electronic paper, are envisioned.

Research Organization:
Laboratory for Laser Energetics (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
(US)
DOE Contract Number:
FC03-92SF19460
OSTI ID:
812816
Report Number(s):
DOE/SF-19460-494; 1371; 2002-145
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English