Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals with Co-continuous Structures Generated by Polymerization-Induced Phase Separation of EBBA-Epoxy Solutions

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Hoppe, Cristina Elena; Galante, Maria Jose; Oyanguren, Patricia Angelica; Williams, Roberto Juan Jose
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2002
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Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs), consisting of a dispersion of LC-rich domains in a polymer matrix, are used in different types of electrooptical devices. Their efficiency can in principle be increased if the LC domains exhibit a uniform characteristic size in the range of the wavelength of visible light. In an attempt to generate this type of morphology, a model PDLC system based on a 50 wt % solution of N-4-ethoxybenzylidene-4‘-n-butylaniline (EBBA) in an epoxy monomer (diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A, DGEBA) was analyzed. The polymerization-induced phase separation was performed at 80 °C, using a tertiary amine as initiator (benzyldimethylamine, BDMA). By selecting an initial concentration located close to the critical composition to promote spinodal demixing, co-continuous morphologies were obtained, which were rapidly fixed by gelation. The conversion of epoxy groups (p) was followed by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR). At p = 0.28, phase separation took place as revealed by transmission optical microscopy (TOM) and by the acceleration observed in the isothermal cure rate. Gelation took place at p = 0.35, soon after the cloud point. Although the primary structure was arrested by gelation, the LC-rich phase was continuously enriched in pure EBBA, as revealed by the increase in TNI with conversion monitored by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Co-continuous structures remained unmodified after the storage of PDLCs for several months. The nematic range of the LC-rich phase at p = 1 was comprised between 34 °C (melting point) and TNI = 68 °C. A 57% of the initial LC was present in nematic domains at 40 °C, as determined by the variation of the FTIR absorbance of a characteristic LC peak between isotropic and nematic states. Therefore, a possible route to obtain PDLCs with a uniform characteristic size of LC domains is to start with a composition close to the critical one and select conditions to produce liquid−liquid demixing soon before gelation.
Fil: Hoppe, Cristina Elena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; Argentina
Fil: Galante, Maria Jose. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; Argentina
Fil: Oyanguren, Patricia Angelica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; Argentina
Fil: Williams, Roberto Juan Jose. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; Argentina
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Polymerization Induced Phase Separation
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spelling Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals with Co-continuous Structures Generated by Polymerization-Induced Phase Separation of EBBA-Epoxy SolutionsHoppe, Cristina ElenaGalante, Maria JoseOyanguren, Patricia AngelicaWilliams, Roberto Juan JosePdlcEpoxyPolymerization Induced Phase Separationhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.4https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs), consisting of a dispersion of LC-rich domains in a polymer matrix, are used in different types of electrooptical devices. Their efficiency can in principle be increased if the LC domains exhibit a uniform characteristic size in the range of the wavelength of visible light. In an attempt to generate this type of morphology, a model PDLC system based on a 50 wt % solution of N-4-ethoxybenzylidene-4‘-n-butylaniline (EBBA) in an epoxy monomer (diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A, DGEBA) was analyzed. The polymerization-induced phase separation was performed at 80 °C, using a tertiary amine as initiator (benzyldimethylamine, BDMA). By selecting an initial concentration located close to the critical composition to promote spinodal demixing, co-continuous morphologies were obtained, which were rapidly fixed by gelation. The conversion of epoxy groups (p) was followed by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR). At p = 0.28, phase separation took place as revealed by transmission optical microscopy (TOM) and by the acceleration observed in the isothermal cure rate. Gelation took place at p = 0.35, soon after the cloud point. Although the primary structure was arrested by gelation, the LC-rich phase was continuously enriched in pure EBBA, as revealed by the increase in TNI with conversion monitored by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Co-continuous structures remained unmodified after the storage of PDLCs for several months. The nematic range of the LC-rich phase at p = 1 was comprised between 34 °C (melting point) and TNI = 68 °C. A 57% of the initial LC was present in nematic domains at 40 °C, as determined by the variation of the FTIR absorbance of a characteristic LC peak between isotropic and nematic states. Therefore, a possible route to obtain PDLCs with a uniform characteristic size of LC domains is to start with a composition close to the critical one and select conditions to produce liquid−liquid demixing soon before gelation.Fil: Hoppe, Cristina Elena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; ArgentinaFil: Galante, Maria Jose. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; ArgentinaFil: Oyanguren, Patricia Angelica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; ArgentinaFil: Williams, Roberto Juan Jose. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; ArgentinaAmerican Chemical Society2002-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/78219Hoppe, Cristina Elena; Galante, Maria Jose; Oyanguren, Patricia Angelica; Williams, Roberto Juan Jose; Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals with Co-continuous Structures Generated by Polymerization-Induced Phase Separation of EBBA-Epoxy Solutions; American Chemical Society; Macromolecules; 35; 16; 7-2002; 6324-63310024-9297CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ma0200120info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1021/ma0200120info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:07:03Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/78219instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 10:07:03.997CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals with Co-continuous Structures Generated by Polymerization-Induced Phase Separation of EBBA-Epoxy Solutions
title Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals with Co-continuous Structures Generated by Polymerization-Induced Phase Separation of EBBA-Epoxy Solutions
spellingShingle Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals with Co-continuous Structures Generated by Polymerization-Induced Phase Separation of EBBA-Epoxy Solutions
Hoppe, Cristina Elena
Pdlc
Epoxy
Polymerization Induced Phase Separation
title_short Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals with Co-continuous Structures Generated by Polymerization-Induced Phase Separation of EBBA-Epoxy Solutions
title_full Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals with Co-continuous Structures Generated by Polymerization-Induced Phase Separation of EBBA-Epoxy Solutions
title_fullStr Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals with Co-continuous Structures Generated by Polymerization-Induced Phase Separation of EBBA-Epoxy Solutions
title_full_unstemmed Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals with Co-continuous Structures Generated by Polymerization-Induced Phase Separation of EBBA-Epoxy Solutions
title_sort Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals with Co-continuous Structures Generated by Polymerization-Induced Phase Separation of EBBA-Epoxy Solutions
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Hoppe, Cristina Elena
Galante, Maria Jose
Oyanguren, Patricia Angelica
Williams, Roberto Juan Jose
author Hoppe, Cristina Elena
author_facet Hoppe, Cristina Elena
Galante, Maria Jose
Oyanguren, Patricia Angelica
Williams, Roberto Juan Jose
author_role author
author2 Galante, Maria Jose
Oyanguren, Patricia Angelica
Williams, Roberto Juan Jose
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Pdlc
Epoxy
Polymerization Induced Phase Separation
topic Pdlc
Epoxy
Polymerization Induced Phase Separation
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs), consisting of a dispersion of LC-rich domains in a polymer matrix, are used in different types of electrooptical devices. Their efficiency can in principle be increased if the LC domains exhibit a uniform characteristic size in the range of the wavelength of visible light. In an attempt to generate this type of morphology, a model PDLC system based on a 50 wt % solution of N-4-ethoxybenzylidene-4‘-n-butylaniline (EBBA) in an epoxy monomer (diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A, DGEBA) was analyzed. The polymerization-induced phase separation was performed at 80 °C, using a tertiary amine as initiator (benzyldimethylamine, BDMA). By selecting an initial concentration located close to the critical composition to promote spinodal demixing, co-continuous morphologies were obtained, which were rapidly fixed by gelation. The conversion of epoxy groups (p) was followed by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR). At p = 0.28, phase separation took place as revealed by transmission optical microscopy (TOM) and by the acceleration observed in the isothermal cure rate. Gelation took place at p = 0.35, soon after the cloud point. Although the primary structure was arrested by gelation, the LC-rich phase was continuously enriched in pure EBBA, as revealed by the increase in TNI with conversion monitored by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Co-continuous structures remained unmodified after the storage of PDLCs for several months. The nematic range of the LC-rich phase at p = 1 was comprised between 34 °C (melting point) and TNI = 68 °C. A 57% of the initial LC was present in nematic domains at 40 °C, as determined by the variation of the FTIR absorbance of a characteristic LC peak between isotropic and nematic states. Therefore, a possible route to obtain PDLCs with a uniform characteristic size of LC domains is to start with a composition close to the critical one and select conditions to produce liquid−liquid demixing soon before gelation.
Fil: Hoppe, Cristina Elena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; Argentina
Fil: Galante, Maria Jose. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; Argentina
Fil: Oyanguren, Patricia Angelica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; Argentina
Fil: Williams, Roberto Juan Jose. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; Argentina
description Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs), consisting of a dispersion of LC-rich domains in a polymer matrix, are used in different types of electrooptical devices. Their efficiency can in principle be increased if the LC domains exhibit a uniform characteristic size in the range of the wavelength of visible light. In an attempt to generate this type of morphology, a model PDLC system based on a 50 wt % solution of N-4-ethoxybenzylidene-4‘-n-butylaniline (EBBA) in an epoxy monomer (diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A, DGEBA) was analyzed. The polymerization-induced phase separation was performed at 80 °C, using a tertiary amine as initiator (benzyldimethylamine, BDMA). By selecting an initial concentration located close to the critical composition to promote spinodal demixing, co-continuous morphologies were obtained, which were rapidly fixed by gelation. The conversion of epoxy groups (p) was followed by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR). At p = 0.28, phase separation took place as revealed by transmission optical microscopy (TOM) and by the acceleration observed in the isothermal cure rate. Gelation took place at p = 0.35, soon after the cloud point. Although the primary structure was arrested by gelation, the LC-rich phase was continuously enriched in pure EBBA, as revealed by the increase in TNI with conversion monitored by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Co-continuous structures remained unmodified after the storage of PDLCs for several months. The nematic range of the LC-rich phase at p = 1 was comprised between 34 °C (melting point) and TNI = 68 °C. A 57% of the initial LC was present in nematic domains at 40 °C, as determined by the variation of the FTIR absorbance of a characteristic LC peak between isotropic and nematic states. Therefore, a possible route to obtain PDLCs with a uniform characteristic size of LC domains is to start with a composition close to the critical one and select conditions to produce liquid−liquid demixing soon before gelation.
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