Orientational Structure and Electro-Optical Properties of Chiral Nematic Droplets with Conical Anchoring
Kristina A. Feizer, Mikhail N. Krakhalev, Vladimir Yu. Rudyak, Victor Ya. Zyryanov · 2025
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Description
Kristina Feizer and co-authors study chiral nematic droplets in polymer films in work from 2025. These droplets twist light and can switch under voltage, which makes them useful for displays and optics.
In flattened droplets, the team find a twisted structure with two stable states that differ in axis direction. A small voltage turns the axes to align with the field, and a strong field unwinds the twist. Cells reach high transparency in the on state with low control voltage. Contrast grows with a chirality measure, which helps explain the optical behavior seen.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kristina A. Feizer, Mikhail N. Krakhalev, Vladimir Yu. Rudyak, Victor Ya. Zyryanov |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |