A polymer-stabilized (PS) blue phase liquid crystal (BPLC) with fast response time and large Kerr constant is investigated by doping a low molecular weight monomer (N-vinylpyrrollidone) into a conventional PS-BPLC consisting of BPLC, RM257, and 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane triacrylate. With this polymer network system, Kerr constant and the response can be improved simultaneously. Compared to the conventional PS-BPLC, Kerr constant of the proposed PS-BPLC can increase by 54% and the response time can decrease by 23% at the same time. The contrast ratio can be kept at a high level, over 1000:1 at λ = 633 nm.
This study focuses on investigating the mixing state by different mixing indices for different pre-organized particles. We also try to propose a new mixing index and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different cases. The results show that the Avg. distance mixing index indicates the degree of mixing more accurately than other mixing indices for a case of complete segregation. In some cases the degree of mixing would be higher with the Lacey mixing index compared with the other indices, with the size of the cells greatly affecting this value. In other words, the use of any single specific mixing index on its own cannot accurately reflect the correct degree of mixing for all different kinds of systems. The only difference between mixing indices is which one can provide more accurate and stable results.
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