Ultrastable liquid crystalline blue phase from molecular synergistic self-assembly

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

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21564-y

Nature Communications (Mar 2021)

Ultrastable liquid crystalline blue phase from molecular synergistic self-assembly

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

Affiliations

Wei Hu: Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering & Department of Materials Science and Engineering College of Engineering, Peking University
Ling Wang: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University
Meng Wang: Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering & Department of Materials Science and Engineering College of Engineering, Peking University
Tingjun Zhong: Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering & Department of Materials Science and Engineering College of Engineering, Peking University
Qian Wang: Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering & Department of Materials Science and Engineering College of Engineering, Peking University
Lanying Zhang: Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering & Department of Materials Science and Engineering College of Engineering, Peking University
Feiwu Chen: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing
Kexuan Li: School of Science, Xijing University
Zongcheng Miao: School of Science, Xijing University
Dengke Yang: Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program in Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University
Huai Yang: Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering & Department of Materials Science and Engineering College of Engineering, Peking University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21564-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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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.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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