主催: 一般社団法人日本液晶学会
会議名: 2016年 日本液晶学会討論会
開催地: 大阪工業大学 大宮キャンパス
開催日: 2016/09/05 - 2016/09/07
Photopolymerization is commonly used for the solidification of materials in a liquid state. Here we use the method to stabilize a large number of topological defects in nematic liquid crystals. We experimentally visualize the director field which consists of defects of strength ±1. For a very low concentration of a reactive monomer, the array structure cannot be maintained when the field is switched off. However, to our surprise, a reproducible grid-like texture can be generated even if a high-frequency electric field is applied.