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Liquid Crystals Volume 43, 2016 - Issue 7
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Enlarging the Kerr constant of polymer-stabilised blue phases with a novel chiral monomer

Jiangwei LiCentre of Opto-electronic Materials, Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi’an, PR China
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Weisong DuCentre of Opto-electronic Materials, Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi’an, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Aiai GaoCentre of Opto-electronic Materials, Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi’an, PR China
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Guojun BieCentre of Opto-electronic Materials, Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi’an, PR China
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Minggang HuCentre of Opto-electronic Materials, Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi’an, PR China
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Haiwei ChenCollege of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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Shin-Tson WuCollege of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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Pages 937-943 | Received 06 Sep 2015, Accepted 29 Jan 2016, Published online: 01 Mar 2016
 
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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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