ArticleNature communications2021
Retention and deformation of the blue phases in liquid crystalline elastomers.
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- Functional soft materials from blue phase liquid crystals.Science advances · 2023Review
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- Liquid crystal-based structural color actuators.Light, science & applications · 2022Review
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- Erratum issued
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
The blue phases are observed in highly chiral liquid crystalline compositions that nascently organize into a three-dimensional, crystalline nanostructure. The periodicity of the unit cell lattice spacing is on the order of the wavelength of visible light and accordingly, the blue phases exhibit a selective reflection as a photonic crystal. Here, we detail the synthesis of liquid crystalline elastomers that retain blue phase I, blue phase II, and blue phase III. The mechanical properties and optical reconfiguration via deformation of retained blue phases are contrasted to the cholesteric phase in fully solid elastomers with glass transition temperatures below room temperature. Mechanical deformation and chemical swelling of the lightly crosslinked polymer networks induces lattice asymmetry in the blue phase evident in the tuning of the selective reflection. The lattice periodicity of the blue phase elastomer is minimally affected by temperature. The oblique lattice planes of the blue phase tilt and red-shift in response to mechanical deformation. The retention of the blue phases in fully solid, elastomeric films could enable functional implementations in photonics, sensing, and energy applications.
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