Authors

D. M. Xu; J. Yan; J. M. Yuan; F. L. Peng; Y. Chen;S. T. Wu

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Appl. Phys. Lett.

Keywords

ELECTRIC-FIELD; DISPLAY; HYSTERESIS; SYSTEMS; TIME; LCDS; Physics, Applied

Abstract

The dynamic response of a polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystal (BPLC) is comprised of two distinct processes: Kerr effect-induced local reorientation and electrostriction-induced lattice distortion. A double exponential rise/decay model is proposed to analyze the underlying physical mechanisms. If the electric field is below a critical field (E-c), Kerr effect dominates and the response time is fast. However, when E > E-c electrostriction effect manifests, leading to an increased response time and a noticeable hysteresis. A higher polymer concentration helps suppress electrostriction, but the tradeoff is increased operation voltage. These results provide useful guidelines for future BPLC material and device optimizations.

Journal Title

Applied Physics Letters

Volume

105

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

5

WOS Identifier

WOS:000339664900019

ISSN

0003-6951

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