Smectic blue phases: layered systems with high intrinsic curvature

Details Smectic blue phases: layered systems with high intrinsic curvature Smectic blue phases: layered systems with high intrinsic curvature

2003-07-07

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0307149v1

Phys. Rev. E 68 (2003) 041703

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

15 pages, 11 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.68.041703

We report on a construction for smectic blue phases, which have quasi-long range smectic translational order as well as three dimensional crystalline order. Our proposed structures fill space by adding layers on top of a minimal surface, introducing either curvature or edge defects as necessary. We find that for the right range of material parameters, the favorable saddle-splay energy of these structures can stabilize them against uniform layered structures. We also consider the nature of curvature frustration between mean curvature and saddle-splay.

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