Ultrastable liquid crystalline blue phase from molecular synergistic self-assembly

oleh: Wei Hu, Ling Wang, Meng Wang, Tingjun Zhong, Qian Wang, Lanying Zhang, Feiwu Chen, Kexuan Li, Zongcheng Miao, Dengke Yang, Huai Yang

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01

Deskripsi

Blue phases are spatially ordered yet fragile liquid crystalline structures, bearing applications in optoelectronics and photonics. Hu et al. show that self-assembly within a mixture of different mesogens may significantly broaden the temperature range over which they are stable.