Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.511, 1718-1724, 2009
Thickness Dependence of Blue Phase Transition Behavior of Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal
In this study the thickness dependence of blue phases temperature range was evaluated at chiral nematic LC mixture (LC / chiral dopant) using the wedge cell. The temperature range of blue phase at the 0.5 mu m thick part is more than 10 K, while those at the 2 mu m and the 4 mu m thick part is less than 3K on cooling process. However, on heating process, the temperature range of blue phase is not nearly changed with changing of thickness of chiral nematic LC.
Keywords:chirality;chiral nematic liquid crystal;temperature range of blue phase;thickness dependence