Summary of the invention
It is an object of that present invention to provide a kind of reflective films and preparation method thereof with light erasing function, by simple
Technique, prepared film has high brightness and the pressure of high contrast writes reflection display function, large area electrically erasable function
Function is wiped with the light of small area selection area.
In order to achieve the above objectives, present invention employs the following technical solutions:
A kind of reflective film with light erasing function, the film include:
Photoresponse cholesteric liquid crystal compound system, the liquid that compacting is formed with a thickness of 2 μm -50 μm are perfused among ito thin film
Brilliant film;
The photoresponse cholesteric liquid crystal compound system includes that the main body that mass fraction is 60.0wt%-95.0wt% is small
Chiral spiral shell vinyl compound, the mass fraction 0.2wt%- that molecular liquid crystal material, mass fraction are 0.1wt%-15.0wt%
The chipal compounds of 30.0wt%, the liquid crystal liquid crystal property polymerisable monomer of 0.0wt%-20.0wt%, 0.0wt%-20.0wt% it is non-
The photoinitiator of liquid crystal liquid crystal property polymerisable monomer and 0.1wt%-5.0wt%.
Preferably, the chipal compounds are selected from one of S811, R811, S1011, R1011, S5011 and R5011
Or it is several.
Further, the photoresponse cholesteric liquid crystal compound system further includes up-conversion luminescence nanomaterial, it is described on
The matrix of Illuminant nanometer material is converted as one of NaYF4, NaGdF4 and NaYbF4 ingredient simple substance or Multiple components complex nucleus
Shell structure, the doping with rare-earth ions element in mesostroma includes one or more of Yb, Tm, Er, Ho, Nd and Mn.
The present invention also provides the preparation method of the above-mentioned reflective film with light erasing function, the preparation method includes
Following steps:
1) by mass fraction be 60.0wt%-95.0wt% main body small molecule liquid crystal material, mass fraction be
The chiral spiral shell vinyl compound of 0.1wt%-15.0wt%, the chipal compounds that mass fraction is 0.2wt%-30.0wt%,
The liquid crystal liquid crystal property polymerisable monomer of 0.0wt%-20.0wt%, the non-liquid crystal property polymerisable monomer of 0.0wt%-20.0wt% and
The photoinitiator mixture of 0.1wt%-5.0wt% is uniform and obtains having the mixed liquid crystal of very wide cholesteric phase temperature range compound
System;
2) photoresponse cholesteric liquid crystal compound system is pressed into liquid crystal film with plastics ito thin film, by separation pad or
Glass microballoon controls the thickness of liquid crystal device;
3) as shown in Figure 1, applying an electric field to liquid crystal film, the burnt cone for making liquid crystal molecule be in non-reflective state is knitted
Structure, and light irradiation polymerization is carried out in its cholesteric phase temperature range;Electric field, the liquid crystal after polymerization are closed after light irradiation polymerization
It will form polymer network inside film.
In the preparation method of the above-mentioned reflective film with light erasing function, chiral helicene class described in step 1
The helical twisting power for closing object has the characteristic to change under exciting light (300-460nm) irradiation, preferably, chiral helicene
Class compound is selected from the one or more of following compound:
Formula (1) described R1–R9Selected from for H atom, phenyl ring, CnH2n+1Alkyl chain, OCnH2n+1Oxyalkyl chain or R1–R9It is selected from
One or more of following group, it is 1-12 that n, which is selected from,;
In the preparation method of the above-mentioned reflective film with light erasing function, chipal compounds described in step 1) are
One or more kinds of chipal compounds, it is preferable that the following are the chipal compounds that can be used in the present invention, but are not limited to these
Material:
In the preparation method of the above-mentioned reflective film with light erasing function, main body small molecule liquid described in step 1)
Crystalline substance is the mixture of nematic liquid crystal or cholesteric liquid crystal or nematic liquid crystal and cholesteric liquid crystal.Preferably, the main body
Small molecule liquid crystal material is nematic liquid crystal SLC1717 or nematic liquid crystal E7.
In the preparation method of the above-mentioned reflective film with light erasing function, non-liquid crystal property described in step 1) can gather
It is optional but be not limited to following one or more to close monomer, as unsaturated polyester (UP), epoxy acrylate, urethane acrylate,
Polyester acrylate, epoxy acrylate, polyenoid thiol, polyether acrylate, water-and acrylate, vinyl ethers
Deng.
In the preparation method of the above-mentioned reflective film with light erasing function, liquid crystal liquid crystal property used in step 1) is polymerizable
Monomer is one or more kinds of chiral or achiral liquid crystal monomers, and the following are the polymerizable lists of the liquid crystal liquid crystal property that can be used in the present invention
Body, but it is not limited to these materials:
In the preparation method of the above-mentioned reflective film with light erasing function, photoinitiator used in step 1),
For benzoin isopropyl ether (Irgacure 651), the fluoro- 3- pyrroles's phenyl titanocenes (Irgacure 784) of double 2,6- bis- and hexichol
One of ketone is a variety of, but is not limited to these materials.
In the preparation method of the above-mentioned reflective film with light erasing function, preferably, the light irradiation is poly-
The irradiation optical wavelength of conjunction is any wave band within the scope of 300-500nm, and light irradiation time is -1 hour 5 minutes, irradiates luminous intensity
For 1 μ W/cm2-500mW/cm2。
In the preparation method of the above-mentioned reflective film with light erasing function, preferably, the liquid crystal film
With a thickness of 2 μm -50 μm.
As shown in Fig. 2, the liquid crystal film that the present invention is prepared has high brightness and the pressure of high contrast writes reflection
The light of display function, large area electrically erasable function and small area selection area wipes function:
1) cholesteric liquid crystal of liquid crystal film is presented non-reflective burnt cone in original state and is knitted due to the effect of polymer network
Structure (a);
2) pressure is applied to the region for needing to be written information above liquid crystal film, since the boundary effect of film substrate is compeled
Cholesteric liquid crystal is set to form planar texture, and reflected wavelength lambda=n × p0Visible light, wherein n is that cholesteric liquid crystal being averaged
Refractive index, p0For the initial screw pitch of cholesteric liquid crystal, this state can keep stablizing constant for a long time, that is, realize pressure book
Write reflection display function (b);
3) electric field is applied to liquid crystal film, all liquid crystal molecules form the burnt cone of random arrangement under the action of electric field
Texture, and the information that the cholesteric liquid crystal for erasing planar orientation before this is saved realize full frame large area electrically erasable function
Energy (c);
4) to erasure information region is needed in liquid crystal film, i.e. the cholesteric liquid crystal in planar texture carries out exciting light spoke
According to changed in the screw pitch of cholesteric liquid crystal simultaneously as the disturbance of liquid crystal molecule and the effect of polymer network, cholesteric
Phase liquid crystal molecule is changed into conical texture, erases the information that the cholesteric liquid crystal of planar orientation before this is saved, realizes small
The accurate light of surface area wipes function (d);
5) after closing electric field or exciting light, cholesteric liquid crystal molecule still keeps burnt under the action of polymer network
Bore the non-reflective state (a) of texture.
It can realize that the pressure of liquid crystal film writes reflection display, full frame electrically erasable and accurate area by above-mentioned mode
Domain light wipes function.
Preferably, the exciting light radiation parameter in light erase process: appointing within the scope of a length of 300-460nm of excitation light wave
Meaning wave band, exciting light irradiation time are -1 hour 1 second, and excitating light strength is 1.0 μ W/cm2–300.0W/cm2。
Further, when adding up-conversion luminescence nanomaterial in photoresponse cholesteric liquid crystal compound system, due to
Long-wave band exciting light can be converted into short-wave band transmitting light in situ by up-conversion luminescence nanomaterial, and excitation wavelength range can
To widen to 300-1500nm, wherein the matrix of up-conversion luminescence nanomaterial is NaYF4、NaGdF4And NaYbF4It is a kind of at
Point simple substance or the compound core-shell structure of Multiple components, the doping with rare-earth ions element in mesostroma include Yb, Tm, Er, Ho, Nd and
The one or more of Mn.
In conclusion compared with prior art, the present invention having the advantage that
1. the preparation method of the reflective film with light erasing function of the invention, material therefor is from a wealth of sources, synthesis letter
Single, low in cost, simple processing is conducive to large area production.
2. the preparation method of the reflective film with light erasing function of the invention, by selecting different nematic phase liquid
The type of brilliant, chiral spiral shell vinyl compound, chipal compounds, polymer monomer, photoinitiator and upper transformation Illuminant nanometer material
And ratio, adjust the wavelength of exciting light and the intensity of irradiation, environment temperature, liquid crystal device substrate and thickness, it is available pre-
The reflective film with different regulation and control models, different regulation speed and different display modes first set.
3. the reflective film with light erasing function of the invention, using photoresponse cholesteric liquid crystal in pressure, electric field, light
Responsiveness variation under the conditions of irradiation etc., can be transformed into different optical textures, and corresponding light is presented in polymer network
Learn performance, i.e. reflective condition and non-reflective state.Wherein exciting light control technique has contactless remote operation, light source can replace
It changes, regulate and control the features such as accurate, realize the accurate light erasing function of small area selection area.