Escape configuration lattice near the nematic-isotropic transition: Tilt analogue of blue phases
arXiv:cond-mat/0501729 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.157801
Abstract
We predict the possible existence of a new phase of liquid crystals near the nematic-isotropic () transition. This phase is an achiral, tilt-analogue of the blue phase and is composed of a lattice of {\em double-tilt}, escape-configuration cylinders. We discuss the structure and the stability of this phase and provide an estimate of the lattice parameter.
5 pages, 6 figures (major revision, typos corrected, references added)