Liquid crystal / polymer composite material, optical element, method for manufacturing optical element, and method for manufacturing liquid crystal / polymer composite material

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid crystal composite material improving a tilt angle after polymerization of polymerizable monomer and improving the transmissivity of an element after voltage application.SOLUTION: A liquid crystal and monomer composite material contains a liquid crystal composition and a polymerizable monomer, and the liquid crystal composition exhibits a phase sequence of liquid phase-chiral nematic phase-chiral smectic C phase. When the polymerizable monomer is added in the liquid crystal composition, a phase sequence of liquid phase-chiral nematic phase-chiral smectic A phase-chiral smectic C phase is exhibited.