Featured Liquid Crystal Picture Art of the Month
October 2020
©Mateusz Mrukiewicz
Nematic twist-bend
Description
The picture presents the texture of the nematic twist-bend phase. The material was cyanobiphenyl-based liquid crystal dimer containing sulfur links between the spacer and mesogenic units – CBS7SCB. The picture was taken at 84ºC by Biolar PI microscope under crossed polarizers. The scale bar is included in the picture.
Author
Dr Mateusz Mrukiewicz's research articles are available at the following link:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mateusz_Mrukiewicz
Contact email: mateusz.mrukiewicz@wat.edu.pl
Jury comment
It is a striking example of the polymorphism. It looks very much like a transition from a nematic like texture to a rope texture.
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