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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
卷 55, 期 28, 页码 -出版社
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/ac5e8c
关键词
optical diffuser; PDLC; liquid crystals; cellulose acetate; haze
资金
- Ministry of Education, Government of India
- IIT Delhi
Polymer dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) are used to fabricate free-standing optical diffusers based on liquid crystals (LCs) and cellulose acetate polymer network. By optimizing the concentration of LC and polymer, the fabricated PDLC films exhibit high scattering value and wide angle light transmission distribution. This technique provides a simple and inexpensive fabrication process for light-diffusing films in high-performance foldable optoelectronic devices.
Polymer dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) are materials for next-generation optoelectronic devices. In this work, free-standing optical diffusers based on PDLC are formed by liquid crystals (LCs) and cellulose acetate polymer network. The micron and submicron-sized liquid crystal droplets embedded in the matrix of cellulose acetate biopolymer act as scattering particles, leading to an efficient diffused transmission of the incident laser beam. By optimizing the concentration of LC and polymer, the optical characterizations of the fabricated PDLC films reveal an ultrahigh haze value (approximate to 99 %) and broad angular distribution of transmitted light with the full width of half maxima up to 114 degrees. The film fabricated with 55 wt % LC results in a light transmitted profile similar to the ideal light diffusing surface with Lambertian distribution. Furthermore, the technique employed to develop the films offers a straightforward and inexpensive fabrication process of light-diffusing films for a high-performance foldable optoelectronic device.
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