Ferroelectric liquid crystalline polymers combined

The surface-stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystals in the smectic C (SmC ) phase are among the most interesting types of liquid-crystalline systems because of their potential applications in high-resolution flat panel displays and fast electro-optical devices [73-76]. Within this class of compounds, ferroelectric liquid-crystalline polymers (FLCPs) have gained theoretical and practical interest as systems which combine the properties of polymers and ferroelectric liquid crystals. This combination is achieved by attaching the ferroelectric mesogen to a main chain via a flexible spacer... 

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To produce novel LC phase behavior and properties, a variety of polymer/LC composites have been developed. These include systems which employ liquid crystal polymers (5), phase separation of LC droplets in polymer dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) (4), incorporating both nematic (5,6) and ferroelectric liquid crystals (6-10). Polymer/LC gels have also been studied which are formed by the polymerization of small amounts of monomer solutes in a liquid crystalline solvent (11). The polymer/LC gel systems are of particular interest, rendering bistable chiral nematic devices (12) and polymer stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystals (PSFLCs) (1,13), which combine fast electro-optic response (14) with the increased mechanical stabilization imparted by the polymer (75). 

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