Smectic Phases with Cubic Symmetry: The Splay Analog of the Blue Phase

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2002-06-11

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0206189v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 89 (2002) 215504

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

4 pages, 4 eps figures, RevTeX

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.215504

We report on a construction for smectic blue phases, which have quasi-long range smectic translational order as well as long range cubic or hexagonal order. Our proposed structures fill space with a combination of minimal surface patches and cylindrical tubes. 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.

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