Large electro-optic Kerr effect in polymer-stabilized liquid-crystalline blue phases

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作者
Hisakado, Y
Kikuchi, H
Nagamura, T
Kajiyama, T
机构
[1] Kyushu Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Appl Chem, Higashi Ku, Fukuoka 8128581, Japan
[2] Japan Sci & Technol Agcy, SORST, Kawaguchi, Saitama 3320012, Japan
[3] Kyushu Univ, Higashi Ku, Fukuoka 8128581, Japan
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10.1002/adma.200400639
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
A polymer-stabilized liquid-crystal blue phase with a Kerr constant 170 times larger than that of nitrobenzene is shown to be capable of microsecond electro-optical switching over a wide temperature range in flat Kerr cells, without need for additional surface processing to generate alignment. The Figure shows a polarizing optical micropraph, under crossed polarizers, of an in-plane switched Kerr cell containing the polymer-stabilized blue phase.
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