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SUBMITTER: Lin JD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6275947 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lin Jia-De JD Daniel Ho Ying-Lung YL Chen Lifeng L Lopez-Garcia Martin M Jiang Shun-An SA Taverne Mike P C MPC Lee Chia-Rong CR Rarity John G JG
ACS omega 20181113 11
We show that micron-scale two-dimensional (2D) honeycomb microwells can significantly improve the stability of blue phase liquid crystals (BPLCs). Polymeric microwells made by direct laser writing improve various features of the blue phase (BP) including a dramatic extension of stable temperature range and a large increase both in reflectivity and thermal stability of the reflective peak wavelength. These results are mainly attributed to the omnidirectional anchoring of the isotropically oriente ...[more]