Characterization of the sub-micrometer hierarchy levels in the twist-bend nematic phase with nanometric helices via photopolymerization. Explanation for the sign reversal in the polar response

Vitaly P. Panov, Sithara P. Sreenilayam, Yuri P. Panarin +3

Photo-polymerization of a reactive mesogen mixed with a mesogenic dimer, shown to exhibit the twist-bend nematic phase ($N_{TB}$), reveals the complex structure of the self-deforma…