Title :
Bistability of nematic liquid crystals confined in 3D scaffold produced by two-photon polymerization
Author :
Serra, Francesca ; Eaton, Shane M. ; Borlini, Eleon ; Cerbino, Roberto ; Buscaglia, Marco ; Cerullo, Giulio ; Osellame, Roberto ; Bellini, Tommaso
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Chim., Biochimica e Biotecnologie per la Med., Univ. di Milano, Segrate, Italy
Abstract :
We show that nematic liquid crystals confined inside cubic scaffolds made by two-photon polymerization exhibit bistability and large memory effects in response to electric fields, due to topological defects interacting with the solid structure.
Keywords :
nematic liquid crystals; optical bistability; polymerisation; two-photon processes; 3D cubic scaffolds; electric fields; nematic liquid crystal bistability; solid structure; topological defects; two-memory effects; two-photon polymerization; Electric fields; Geometry; Glass; Indium tin oxide; Liquid crystals; Polymers; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
