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The association of structural chirality and liquid crystal anchoring in polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals

Published:2024 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1744-683X
Container-title:Soft Matter
language:en
Short-container-title:Soft Matter

Author:

Radka Brian P.¹,Lee Taewoo²,Smalyukh Ivan I.³²⁴^ORCID,White Timothy J.¹³^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA

2. Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA

3. Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA

4. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and University of Colorado, Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA

Abstract

Polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals (PSCLCs) are electrically reconfigurable reflective elements. This investigation confirms that the liquid crystal anchors to the structurally chiral polymer network during ion-mediated deformation.

Funder

Air Force Office of Scientific Research

U.S. Department of Education

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Condensed Matter Physics,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2024/SM/D3SM01558K

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