A rigid polymer fiber network for fastening two substrates and
anchoring a ferroelectric liquid crystal alignment was formed, for the
first time, by rapidly polymerizing aligned high-concentration acrylate
monomers. The µm-size polymer fibers segregated from a nematic
solution of the monomers and the ferroelectric liquid crystal under
high temperature and strong ultraviolet light irradiation are oriented
in the rubbing direction of the alignment layers. The free-standing
composite film having a concentration of the polymer of 20 wt%
exhibited a fast response time of 300 µs, a high contrast ratio of more
than 100:1, and grayscale capability. It is applicable to anti-shock
display devices.
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