Large three-dimensional photonic crystals based on monocrystalline liquid crystal blue phases

Autor: Chun-Wei Chen, Chien-Tsung Hou, Cheng-Chang Li, Hung-Chang Jau, Chun-Ta Wang, Ching-Lang Hong, Duan-Yi Guo, Cheng-Yu Wang, Sheng-Ping Chiang, Timothy J. Bunning, Iam-Choon Khoo, Tsung-Hsien Lin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00822-y
Popis: Conventional fabrication approaches for large-size three-dimensional photonic crystals are problematic. By properly controlling the self-assembly processes, the authors report the fabrication of monocrystalline blue phase liquid crystals that exhibit three-dimensional photonic-crystalline properties.
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