Blue phase liquid crystals stabilized by graphene oxide modified with aminoalkyl group. (24th March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhao, Yuzhen; Qiao, Xun; Li, Kexuan; Ding, Siyi; Tian, Shaopeng; Ren, Huaping; Zhu, Min; Ma, Qiang; Zhao, Yang; Ban, Quanzhi; Miao, Zongcheng
• Is Part Of: Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. Volume 664(2018)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 8
• Publication Date: 2018-03-24
• Subjects: Blue phase -- functionalized graphene -- liquid crystals -- temperature range; Molecular crystals -- Periodicals; Liquid crystals -- Periodicals; Liquid crystals; Molecular crystals; Periodicals; 548
• DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2018.1442706
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1542-1406

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In the present work, the graphene oxide/blue phase liquid crystal composites and long aminoalkyl chains functionalized graphene/blue phase liquid crystal composites were prepared by doping the additives into a blue phase exhibiting liquid crystal host. It is found that the blue phase temperature range could be widened by dispersing a small amount of functionalized graphene. It suggests that anisotropic two-dimensional flake nanoparticles may be of great usefulness for stabilizing blue phases.