Stabilization of blue phases by the variation of elastic constants

Jun Ichi Fukuda

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.85.020701

Stabilization of blue phases by the variation of elastic constants

Jun Ichi Fukuda

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We study theoretically the effect of the variation of the elastic constants on the stability of cholesteric blue phases (BPs). We demonstrate that the stability of BPs is greatly enhanced when the bend elastic constant K ₃₃ is smaller, in agreement with recent experimental findings. Larger splay (K ₁₁) and twist (K ₂₂) elastic constants also stabilize BPs. Our argument sheds light on the subtle effect of the variation of the elastic constants on the stability of BPs, and could guide the synthesis of liquid crystals with a wider temperature range of stable BPs.

Original language	English
Article number	020701
Journal	Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume	85
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.020701
Publication status	Published - Feb 2 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Statistics and Probability
Condensed Matter Physics

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