Determination of Phase Transition and Electro-optical Behaviors of Quantum Dot Doped Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal

• DOI: 10.1007/s11664-020-08046-5
• Publication Date: 2020-03-05T16:03:56Z
• Authors: Gülsüm Kocakülah; Serkan Balci; Oğuz Köysal
• Keywords: Cadmium selenide

This paper describes our research into phase transition, electro-optical and dielectric behaviors of polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) and cadmium selenide sulphide/zinc sulphide quantum dot (QD) doped PDLC (PDLC/QD). The PDLC was prepared with nematic liquid crystal (E63) and UV-curable photopolymer (NOA65) by using a polymerization induced phase separation technique. Dielectric properties of composites were investigated with a dielectric/impedance analyzer at 1 kHz–10 MHz frequency range. Electro-optical measurements of investigated samples were carried out using an electro-optical switching method. Phase transition temperature of PDLC and PDLC/QD composites was also determined, using a differential scanning calorimeter. The results showed that the introduction of QD significantly changes the physical properties of PDLC, and these changes could become a focus of interest for future applications.