Abstract
Dielectric spectra of two pristine blue-phase liquid crystals and a polymer-stabilized counterpart were acquired at various temperatures in conjunction with simultaneous observations of their optical transmission spectra and birefringent textures. The temperature-dependent dielectric data at 5.5 kHz were specifically retrieved for further examination of the feasibility of the dielectric technique as a means to identify phase transitions. With complementary identification by optical images at specific temperatures, it is suggested that investigations of the second derivative of the real-part permittivity with respect to the temperature can be considered as one of the applicable ways to depict the phase sequence of the blue-phase liquid crystals on the cooling process from the isotropic phase through the chiral nematic phase.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2392-2400 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Optical Materials Express |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
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