Abstract:We have demonstrated that the electro-optical properties and morphology of the reverse mode liquid crystal (LC) gel films are strongly influenced by the quenching temperature (TQ) during the manufacturing processes. These composite films were self-assembled using LC and gelator molecules through different TQ (70, 80, 90, 100, 110 and 120 °C) to a cold brine (−15 °C). As TQ increased, the morphology of the gel in the polarized light microscope images are changed from neatly arranged fiber-like patterns to rando… Show more
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