A hysteresis-free polymer-stabilised blue-phase liquid crystal

    Authors

    Y. F. Liu; S. Xu; D. M. Xu; J. Yan; Y. T. Gao;S. T. Wu

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Liq. Cryst.

    Keywords

    blue-phase liquid crystal; UV curing; hysteresis free; ELECTROOPTICAL PROPERTIES; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Crystallography; Materials Science, ; Multidisciplinary

    Abstract

    We report a polymer-stabilised blue-phase liquid crystal (BPLC) in an in-plane-switching (IPS) cell with negligible hysteresis and good stability. Long ultraviolet (UV) wavelength and top-side (no IPS electrode) exposure create uniform polymer network, which in turn helps to suppress hysteresis. The effect of photoinitiator is also investigated. Although a BPLC precursor without photoinitiator requires a higher UV dosage to stabilise the polymer network, it is favourable for keeping high resistivity and reducing image sticking.

    Journal Title

    Liquid Crystals

    Volume

    41

    Issue/Number

    9

    Publication Date

    1-1-2014

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1339

    Last Page

    1344

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000338705100014

    ISSN

    0267-8292

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