CiteULike: dchens Ren http://www.citeulike.org/user/dchen/author/Ren CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/dchen/article/2581281 <i>Physical Review Letters, Vol. 100, No. 11. (2008)</i><br /><br />Fringing-field-induced phase separation dynamics in liquid-crystal–(LC-)monomer mixtures is investigated via a microscope. At a low LC concentration, the fringing field converts the randomly dispersed LC droplets to an ordered droplet array, while at a high LC concentration the fringing field converts the amorphous LC-monomer system to a composite film. Because the LC and monomer are immiscible, the converted morphologies are stable even after the voltage is removed. Using the fringing field-induced phase separation, it is possible to prepare different polymer-dispersed LC morphologies. In Situ Observation of Fringing-Field-Induced Phase Separation in a Liquid-Crystal--Monomer Mixture Hongwen Ren Shin Wu Yi Lin doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.117801 Physical Review Letters, Vol. 100, No. 11. (2008) 2008-03-24T17:17:09-00:00 Physical Review Letters 100 11 APS 2008 cool liquidcrystal phase polymer