Manipulation of the nanoscale heliconical structure of a twist-bend nematic material with polarized light

The effect of polarized violet light on the alignment and the heliconical pitch of a liquid crystal dimer containing both sulfur atoms and an azo linkage has been studied by tender resonant x-ray scattering. The results provide evidence of the manipulation of the nanoscale heliconical structure by p...

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Main Authors: C. Feng, J. Feng, R. Saha, Y. Arakawa, J. Gleeson, S. Sprunt, C. Zhu, A. Jákli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2020-07-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.032004