Blue phases are mesophases that emerge in chiral nematic liquid crystals. The main goal of this article is to emphasize that crystalline unit cells of the molecular orientational order can emerge in these mesophases (blue phases I and II), and are stable over a wide temperature range as a result of flexo- and order electricity. After a brief review of liquid crystal basics, and the order parameter, the total free energy is introduced. The structure of blue phases is discussed, as well as compared to the results obtained with numerical simulations. Flexo- and order electricity in blue phases and their contribution to their stability is examined. At last, a possible application of making microscopic channels for ion transport in such materials, is described.

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URN:NBN:SI:DOC-KUJJZSKO

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Petrič, Matic (2019). Effects of flexoelectricity in liquid crystal blue phases. Matrika, volume 6, issue 1, 12 str. URN:NBN:SI:DOC-KUJJZSKO from http://www.dlib.si

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Petrič, Matic. "Effects of flexoelectricity in liquid crystal blue phases." Matrika volume 6. issue 1 (2019) 12 str..
<http://www.dlib.si/?URN=URN:NBN:SI:DOC-KUJJZSKO>

Matrika
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