title: Light induced generation of stable blue phase in photoresponsive diphenylbutadiene based mesogen.
abstract: Light induced isothermal phase transition leading from smectic A* phase to a stable blue phase was achieved via photoisomerization of a chiral diphenylbutadiene based mesogen.
authors.affiliation: Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR), Trivandrum, 695 019, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Ratheesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Vijayaraghavan
authors.forename: Shibu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: D S Shankara
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: S Krishna
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das