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Hysteresis-Free Blue Phase Liquid-Crystal-Stabilized by ZnS Nanoparticles

  1. Ling Wang1,
  2. Wanli He1,*,
  3. Xia Xiao2,
  4. Fanguo Meng1,
  5. Yang Zhang1,
  6. Pangyen Yang2,
  7. Liping Wang1,
  8. Jiumei Xiao1,
  9. Huai Yang1,3,*,
  10. Yunfeng Lu1,4,*

Article first published online: 30 APR 2012

DOI: 10.1002/smll.201200052

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Volume 8, Issue 14, pages 2189–2193, July 23, 2012

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Wang, L., He, W., Xiao, X., Meng, F., Zhang, Y., Yang, P., Wang, L., Xiao, J., Yang, H. and Lu, Y. (2012), Hysteresis-Free Blue Phase Liquid-Crystal-Stabilized by ZnS Nanoparticles. Small, 8: 2189–2193. doi: 10.1002/smll.201200052

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China

  2. 2

    AU Optronics Trade (Shanghai) Corporation, Suzhou 215021, P. R. China

  3. 3

    Department of Materials Science and Technology, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China

  4. 4

    Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

*Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 13 JUL 2012
  2. Article first published online: 30 APR 2012
  3. Manuscript Revised: 1 FEB 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 9 JAN 2012

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Keywords:

  • electro-optical properties;
  • ZnS nanoparticles;
  • zinc sulfide;
  • hysteresis
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Reversible electro-optical switching is achieved in a facile manner by dispersing a small amount of ZnS nanoparticles into blue phase I (BPI). The hysteresis is so small that it can be considered as hysteresis-free at a 0.5–0.7 wt% doping level, and the on-state voltage is much lower than that of polymer-stabilized BPI.

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