Electro-optics of polymer-stabilised blue phase liquid crystal in in-plane switching mode. Issue 12 (25th September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Singh, Arshdeep; Jayoti, Divya; Khushboo, ; Malik, Praveen
• Is Part Of: Liquid crystals. Volume 43:Issue 12(2016)
• Page Start: 1714
• Page End: 1720
• Publication Date: 2016-09-25
• Subjects: Polymer-stabilised blue phase -- double twist cylinder -- liquid crystal -- chiral nematic -- hysteresis; Liquid crystals -- Periodicals; 548.905
• DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2016.1196507
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0267-8292

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In the present work, polymer-stabilised blue phase liquid crystal ***(PS-BPLC) that exhibit the blue phase (BP) in a temperature range of 312.15 K to 298.15 K has been prepared. The textural and electro-optic studies were performed in the BP range using an in-plane switching (IPS) cell. Platelet-type textures of cubic BP having an average domain size of ~12 µm were observed. The on-state voltage increased with increasing the temperature due to reduced value of the Kerr constant. Further, the hysteresis was found to be reduced from 19.2% to 5.1% by operating the PS-BPLC sample cell at an elevated temperature. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT: