Nanoparticle-Stabilized Cholesteric Blue Phases

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作者
Yoshida, Hiroyuki [1 ]
Tanaka, Yuma [1 ]
Kawamoto, Kosuke [1 ]
Kubo, Hitoshi [1 ]
Tsuda, Tetsuya [2 ,3 ]
Fujii, Akihiko [1 ]
Kuwabata, Susumu [3 ,4 ]
Kikuchi, Hirotsugu [5 ]
Ozaki, Masanori [1 ]
机构
[1] Osaka Univ, Div Elect Elect & Informat Engn, Osaka 5600085, Japan
[2] Osaka Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Frontier Res Base Global Young Researchers, Suita, Osaka 5650871, Japan
[3] Osaka Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Dept Appl Chem, Suita, Osaka 5650871, Japan
[4] Japan Sci & Technol Agcy, CREST, Kawaguchi, Saitama 3320012, Japan
[5] Kyushu Univ, Inst Mat Chem & Engn, Fukuoka 8168580, Japan
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10.1143/APEX.2.121501
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The authors report the expansion of the temperature range of cholesteric blue phases by doping nanoparticles. When spherical gold nanoparticles with a mean diameter of 3.7 nm were doped in a blue phase-exhibiting multi-component liquid crystal mixture, the temperature range of the cholesteric blue phase increased from 0.5 to 5 degrees C, while the clearing temperature decreased by approximately 13 degrees C. We believe that the mechanism stabilizing the cholesteric blue phase is similar to that of polymer-stabilized cholesteric blue phases: the nanoparticles accumulate in the lattice disclinations, stabilizing the overall cholesteric blue structure. (C) 2009 The Japan Society of Applied Physics DOI: 10.1143/APEX.2.121501
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