Viscosity change accompanied by the electro-optical response in interface between binary liquid crystal mixtures and polyimide

Abstract

Viscoelastic properties of the interfacial layers formed between liquid crystal and a polymer sublayer were investigated using a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). It has been reported that a solid-like interfacial layer can be formed between a polymer sublayer and a single-component liquid crystal. In the present study, the viscosity change accompanied by the electro-optical response in the interface was investigated for binary liquid crystal mixtures.