Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.611, No.1, 186-191, 2015
Uniform Alignment of Liquid Crystalline Cubic Blue Phase II via Rubbing Treatment
The uniform alignment of liquid crystalline cubic blue phase II (BPII) has been achieved using a conventional surface rubbing treatment. Through comparison of thick and thin cells of assembled rubbed glass, which were covered with commercially available polyimide (PI), we confirmed that rubbed surfaces play an important role in the fabrication of monodomain PBII. These well-aligned cubic BPII materials can be promising for photonics devices.