Title

Polymer-Stabilized Optically Isotropic Liquid Crystals For Next-Generation Display And Photonics Applications

Abstract

Polymer-stabilized optically isotropic liquid crystals, including blue phases, are emerging as a strong contender for next-generation display technology because they exhibit some revolutionary features such as no need for surface alignment, submillisecond response time, isotropic dark state, and cell gap insensitivity. The basic material properties, including electric field-induced birefringence, dispersion relation of Kerr constant, and temperature dependent Kerr constant, are reviewed. Recent progress on blue phase liquid crystal material development and device structures for lowering the operating voltage are introduced. Promising applications and remaining technical challenges are also discussed. © 2011 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

Publication Date

6-14-2011

Publication Title

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volume

21

Issue

22

Number of Pages

7870-7877

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1039/c1jm10711a

Socpus ID

79957494590 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/79957494590

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