Henrich, O and Marenduzzo, D and Stratford, K and Cates, ME (2010) Thermodynamics of Blue Phases In Electric Fields. Phys. Rev. E 81, 031706 (2010) 10.1103/PhysRevE.81.031706.
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Abstract
We present extensive numerical studies to determine the phase diagrams of cubic and hexagonal blue phases in an electric field. We confirm the earlier prediction that hexagonal phases, both 2 and 3 dimensional, are stabilized by a field, but we significantly refine the phase boundaries, which were previously estimated by means of a semi-analytical approximation. In particular, our simulations show that the blue phase I -- blue phase II transition at fixed chirality is largely unaffected by electric field, as observed experimentally.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Thermodynamics of Blue Phases In Electric Fields |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevE.81.031706 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.81.031706 |
| Additional information: | submitted to Physical Review E, 7 pages (excluding figures), 12 figures |
| UCL classification: | UCL > School of BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Chemistry |
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