Characterization and mechanism investigation of layer-by-layer phase transition process in blue phase liquid crystals

Chenglin ZHENG; Li SUN; Jingxia WANG; Lei JIANG

doi:10.37188/CJLCD.2024-0207

Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 39, Issue 12, 1679(2024)

Characterization and mechanism investigation of layer-by-layer phase transition process in blue phase liquid crystals

Chenglin ZHENG^1,2, Li SUN^1,2, Jingxia WANG^1,2、*, and Lei JIANG^1,2

¹Key Laboratory of Bionic Materials and Interface Science， Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry， Chinese Academy of Sciences， Beijing 100190， China

²Future Technology Institute， University of Chinese Academy of Sciences， Beijing 101408， China

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Category: Chiral Liquid Crystal Materials

Received: Jul. 20, 2024

Accepted: --

Published Online: Jan. 8, 2025

The Author Email: Jingxia WANG (jingxiawang@mail.ipc.ac.cn)

DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2024-0207

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