Topological defects stabilized by a soft twist-bend dimer and quantum dots lead to a wide thermal range and ultra-fast electro-optic response in a liquid crystalline amorphous blue phase

Abstract

Adding an NTB material to BPLC increases the thermal range of BPI. Further doping with QDs leads to the induction of BPIII, with a wide thermal range of 34 °C, spanning ambient and below/above ambient temperatures with enhanced display parameters.