Enlarging the Kerr constant of polymer-stabilised blue phases with a novel chiral monomer |
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| Authors: | Jiangwei Li Aiai Gao Guojun Bie Minggang Hu Haiwei Chen |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centre of Opto-electronic Materials, Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi’an, PR China;2. College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA |
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| Abstract: | Polymer-stabilised blue phase liquid crystals (PS-BPLC) have attracted many attentions in the area of display and photonic applications because of the superior electro-optical properties. Before application, the problem of high driving voltage should be resolved first. In this report, a new chiral monomer (C5011) has been synthesised and its influence on PS-BPLC was investigated. By adopting this chiral monomer, the Kerr constant of the PS-BPLC could be increased dramatically, which means improved driving capacity can be achieved. |
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| Keywords: | Liquid crystals blue phase polymer-stabilised Kerr constant |
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