Directed crystalline symmetry transformation of blue-phase liquid crystals by reverse electrostriction

Abstract Soft-matter-based photonic crystals like blue-phase liquid crystals (BPLC) have potential applications in wide-ranging photonic and bio-chemical systems. To date, however, there are limitations in the fabrication of large monocrystalline BPLCs. Traditional crystal-growth process involves th...

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Main Authors: Tsung-Hsien Lin, Duan-Yi Guo, Chun-Wei Chen, Ting-Mao Feng, Wen-Xin Zeng, Po-Chang Chen, Liang-Ying Wu, Wen-Ming Guo, Li-Min Chang, Hung-Chang Jau, Chun-Ta Wang, Timothy J. Bunning, Iam Choon Khoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51408-4