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Rheological Properties Study of Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals Doped by SiO2 Nanoparticles.

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العنوان: Rheological Properties Study of Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals Doped by SiO2 Nanoparticles.
المؤلفون: Hadjou Belaid, Zakia, Berouguia, Derouiche, Abdoune, Fatima Zohra
المصدر: Journal of Macromolecular Science: Physics; 2024, Vol. 63 Issue 8, p687-698, 12p
مصطلحات موضوعية: RHEOLOGY, POLYMER networks, LIQUID crystal films, POLYMER liquid crystals, DIOXANE, NANOPARTICLES, GLASS transition temperature
مستخلص: The present report discusses the development of a novel nano-composite using a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) and inorganic silicon dioxide (SiO2) nanoparticles. The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of the SiO2 nanoparticles on the rheological properties of the PDLC films. In our research described in this paper SiO2 nanoparticle-doped polymer dispersed liquid crystal films were made from a mixture of ethylene glycol phenyl ether methacrylate (EGPEMA) pre-polymer, 4-Cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (5CB) liquid crystals (LC) and SiO2 nanoparticles by the polymerization induced phase separation (PIPS) process. Doping the PDLC systems with SiO2 improved the rheological properties of these materials; the percolation (network formation) observed reflected the good interfacial adhesion between the nanoparticles, the polymer matrix and the LC. On the other hand, a decrease in the storage modulus (G′) and loss modulus (G″) of the PDLC systems after addition of the SiO2 nanoparticles confirmed their high flexibility and low crystallinity. A slight increase in G′ at 0.05 wt.% SiO2 resulted in the good mechanical strength of the doped PDLC. The viscoelastic behavior of the doped and undoped PDLC systems was confirmed at high frequencies. Thermal characterization by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) showed a decrease in the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the PDLC with 0.05 wt.% of SiO2 nanoparticles, which showed that we had a more flexible material. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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تدمد:00222348
DOI:10.1080/00222348.2023.2292433