Nanoparticles Ag, Cu, Si doped polymerdispersed liquid crystals

This article is about properties of the polymer-dispersed liquid crystals doped nanoparticle Ag, Cu, Si. Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals are formed by phase separation upon solvent evaporation. The basis of mixes were investigated nematic liquid crystals (5 CB), polyvinyl acetate, after alternately added base metal Cu, and Ag nanoparticles, nanoparticles of Si. Introduction considered nanoparticles in an amount up to 0.1 % has virtually no effect on the droplet size of the liquid crystals. It was found that Si nanoparticles reduce the critical field reorientation of polymer- dispersed liquid crystals, and Cu nanoparticles reduce the time of their inclusion.