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Stabilization of blue phases by the variation of elastic constants

Jun-ichi Fukuda (福田順一)*

  • Nanosystem Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba 305-8568, Japan

  • *fukuda.jun-ichi@aist.go.jp
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Phys. Rev. E 85, 020701(R) – Published 2 February, 2012Erratum Phys. Rev. E 85, 029903 (2012)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.020701

Abstract

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 K33 is smaller, in agreement with recent experimental findings. Larger splay (K11) and twist (K22) 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.

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Publisher’s Note: Stabilization of blue phases by the variation of elastic constants [Phys. Rev. E 85, 020701(R) (2012)]

Jun-ichi Fukuda (福田順一)
Phys. Rev. E 85, 029903 (2012)

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Phys. Rev. E 85, 020701(R)– Published 2 February, 2012
  • Received 5 December 2011
  • Corrected 13 February 2012

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