Journal of Materials Science and Emerging Technologies (ISSN: 3144-0398)
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The Effect of Accelerated Post-Curing on Haze and Switching Voltages of a UV-Cured PDLC Film Formulation

H. Hakemi*

Received : March 13, 2026 | Published : April 02, 2026

Citation: H. Hakemi, “The effect of accelerated post-curing on haze and switching voltages of a UV-cured PDLC film formulation,” Journal of Materials Science and Emerging Technologies, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 1–5, 2026. DOI: 10.64978/jmset.2026.04020104

Copyright: © 2026 The Author(s). Published by SCIVOLVE.

License: This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) , which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source, a link to the Creative Commons licence is provided, and any changes made are indicated.

Abstract

The influence of accelerated ultraviolet (UV) post-curing on the electro-optical (EO) performance of an industrial polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) formulation was systematically investigated under production-relevant conditions. Primary curing intensity was varied within 40–200 mW/cm2 range to establish baseline relationships between curing kinetics, morphology, haze (Hon), and switching voltages (V10 and V90). Subsequently, accelerated post-curing treatments were applied on samples cured at 43.2, 106.5, and 162.8 mW/cm2. Increasing primary curing intensity resulted in a near-linear decrease in haze and switching voltages, indicating improved polymer network homogeneity and refractive index matching. In contrast, accelerated post-curing consistently increased normal haze and produced minor but systematic variations in switching voltages.

Keywords: Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC), UV curing, accelerated post-curing, haze, switching voltage, morphology, phase separation.

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