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Blue Phases and Chiral Nematics

Dynamic properties of blue-phase mixtures

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Pages 917-926 | Published online: 24 Sep 2006
 

Abstract

The dynamics of electric-field-induced lattice distortions and phase transitions in the BPI, BPII and BPIII (fog) phases of blue-phase mixtures, which include low-molar-mass and/or polymeric components, have been studied. Several electric-field-induced effects have been observed in the blue phases, and the electro-optic characteristics of the driven and non-driven responses of each are considered. Anomalous behaviour in BPIII, where driven response times were measured to be slower than the relaxation responses, is described and considered with respect to relaxation processes previously observed in BPII. Finally, we present data for a mixture containing 40 per cent by weight of a side-chain-polymer liquid crystal. In this case only BPI was observed, and it appears that the increased viscosity had little effect on the response times of the system. These data are discussed.

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