Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.469, 59-68, 2007
Planar-homeotropic transition in PS-FLC induced by an electric field during photopolymerization in the nematic phase
We studied a polymer-stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal presenting a high polymer concentration. These structures exhibit strong interaction between both components of the mixture. This can be demonstrated by applying an electric field during polymerization: it is thus possible to fix both the tilt angle of the director in all mesogenic phases and the layer tilt in the smectic phase.
Keywords:homeotropic;polymer network;polymer-stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal (PSFLC);tilt angle