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arxiv: cond-mat/0501729 · v2 · submitted 2005-01-29 · ❄️ cond-mat.soft · cond-mat.stat-mech

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Escape configuration lattice near the nematic-isotropic transition: Tilt analogue of blue phases

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keywords phaselatticebluenearnematic-isotropictransitionachiralanalogue
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We predict the possible existence of a new phase of liquid crystals near the nematic-isotropic ($ NI $) transition. This phase is an achiral, tilt-analogue of the blue phase and is composed of a lattice of {\em double-tilt}, escape-configuration cylinders. We discuss the structure and the stability of this phase and provide an estimate of the lattice parameter.

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