Recent trends in studies on polymer-dispersed liquid crystal composites

• Autorzy: Kłosowicz Stanisław J.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0013.3000

Warianty tytułu

PL

Bieżące kierunki badań nad kompozytami polimer-ciekły kryształ

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper presents a review of results of studies in the field of PDLC material science and physics obtained during last few years and shows the main fields of interest in that subject. It covers an application of new polymers and liquid crystalline materials used to prepare those composites, modification of their properties by different inorganic and organic dopants as well as new optical properties. The evolution of scientific interest regarding PDLC composites in recent years is shown.

PL

W artykule przedstawiono przegląd wyników badań w zakresie inżynierii materiałowej i fizyki kompozytów ciekłokrystalicznych typu PDLC, otrzymanych w ciągu ostatnich czterech lat, oraz główne obszary zainteresowania w tym temacie. Obejmuje to zastosowanie nowych polimerów i materiałów ciekłokrystalicznych wykorzystanych do otrzymywania kompozytów, modyfikację właściwości kompozytów za pomocą różnych domieszek nieorganicznych i organicznych, jak również nowe właściwości optyczne PDLC. Wskazano na zmiany kierunków zainteresowań badawczych w ostatnich latach.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

material science; composites; polymer-dispersed liquid crystals; optics; electrooptics

PL

inżynieria materiałowa; kompozyty; ciekłe kryształy rozproszone w polimerach; optyka; elektrooptyka

• Wydawca: Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Biuletyn Wojskowej Akademii Technicznej
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 68, nr 2
• Strony: 15--21
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 28 poz., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Kłosowicz Stanisław J.

• Military University of Technology, Institute of Applied Physics, 2 S. Kaliskiego Str., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

Bibliografia

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Uwagi

1. Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).

2. The presented work has been supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education within Statutory Activity of the Military University of Technology.