Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

Retention and deformation of the blue phases in liquid crystalline elastomers

  • Kyle R. Schlafmann,
  • Timothy J. White

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25112-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Permanently retaining liquid crystalline blue phases in a solid matrix warrants many prospective applications in photonics. Schlafmann and White are able to make a blue phase rubber that retains a crystalline structure upon deformation and responds with angle-dependent color changes.