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 double-tilt, escape-configuration cylinders. We discuss the structure and the stability of this phase and provide an estimate of the lattice parameter.
- Received 31 January 2005
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.157801
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