Liquid crystals (LCs) and polymers are extensively used in various electro-optical applications. In this paper, normal mode polymer stabilized cholesteric LC film is prepared and studied. The effects of chiral dopan...Liquid crystals (LCs) and polymers are extensively used in various electro-optical applications. In this paper, normal mode polymer stabilized cholesteric LC film is prepared and studied. The effects of chiral dopant and monomer concentrations on the electro-optical properties, such as contrast ratio, driving voltage, hysteresis width and response time, are investigated. The reasons of electro-optical properties influenced by the concentrations of the materials are discussed. Through the proper material recipe, the electro-optical properties of polymer stabilized cholesteric LC film can be optimized.展开更多
Spatiotemporal dynamics of the damped dc-driven Frenkel-Kontorova lattice is studied. Multistable topologies are shown. Intermittency of the dynamical contraction factor is found, and this behavior is a consequence of...Spatiotemporal dynamics of the damped dc-driven Frenkel-Kontorova lattice is studied. Multistable topologies are shown. Intermittency of the dynamical contraction factor is found, and this behavior is a consequence of the collisions of kinks and antikinks. Fast kinks and antikinks are unstable. The transition from the localized kink to the whirling mode is found to be a temporal bifurcation cascade of generations of kink-antikink pairs and the collision-induced avalanche dynamics. Noise-induced topology transition is observed and discussed.展开更多
The ground state of a generalized Frenkel–Kontorova model with a transversal degree of freedom is studied.When the coupling strength,K,and the frequency of a single−atom vibration in the transversal direction,ω0y,ar...The ground state of a generalized Frenkel–Kontorova model with a transversal degree of freedom is studied.When the coupling strength,K,and the frequency of a single−atom vibration in the transversal direction,ω0y,are increased,the ground state of the model undergoes a transition from a two−dimensional configuration to a one-dimensional one.This transition can manifest in different ways.Furthermore,we find that the prerequisite of a two-dimensional ground state isθ≠1/q.展开更多
Phase synchronized entrainment of coupled oscillators with distributed natural frequencies is studied by exploring the dynamical manifestation.The route from partial to complete phase synchronization is identified as ...Phase synchronized entrainment of coupled oscillators with distributed natural frequencies is studied by exploring the dynamical manifestation.The route from partial to complete phase synchronization is identified as a cascade of transitions from high-to low-dimensional tori(quasiperiodicities)interrupted by intermittent chaos.Torus ON-OFF intermittency is found at the onset of desynchronization.Desynchronization-induced chaos originates from the mixing of intermittent ON-OFF time scales.展开更多
基金Project partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60736042, 60578035 and 50703039) and the Science Foundation of Jilin Province of China (Grant Nos. 20050520 and 20050321-2).
文摘Liquid crystals (LCs) and polymers are extensively used in various electro-optical applications. In this paper, normal mode polymer stabilized cholesteric LC film is prepared and studied. The effects of chiral dopant and monomer concentrations on the electro-optical properties, such as contrast ratio, driving voltage, hysteresis width and response time, are investigated. The reasons of electro-optical properties influenced by the concentrations of the materials are discussed. Through the proper material recipe, the electro-optical properties of polymer stabilized cholesteric LC film can be optimized.
文摘Spatiotemporal dynamics of the damped dc-driven Frenkel-Kontorova lattice is studied. Multistable topologies are shown. Intermittency of the dynamical contraction factor is found, and this behavior is a consequence of the collisions of kinks and antikinks. Fast kinks and antikinks are unstable. The transition from the localized kink to the whirling mode is found to be a temporal bifurcation cascade of generations of kink-antikink pairs and the collision-induced avalanche dynamics. Noise-induced topology transition is observed and discussed.
基金Supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.10875011 and 11075016the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No.2007CB814805+2 种基金the Foundation of Doctoral Training(No.20100003110007)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universitiesthe Natural Science Foundation from the Educational Commission of Zhejiang Province(GK100801067).
文摘The ground state of a generalized Frenkel–Kontorova model with a transversal degree of freedom is studied.When the coupling strength,K,and the frequency of a single−atom vibration in the transversal direction,ω0y,are increased,the ground state of the model undergoes a transition from a two−dimensional configuration to a one-dimensional one.This transition can manifest in different ways.Furthermore,we find that the prerequisite of a two-dimensional ground state isθ≠1/q.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.19805002 and 19835020the Special Funds for Major State Basic Research Projects(G2000077304)+1 种基金the Foundation for University Key Teachers by the Ministry of Education(GG-140-87501-1370)the Hong Kong Research Grant Council and the Hong Kong Baptist University Faculty Research Grant.
文摘Phase synchronized entrainment of coupled oscillators with distributed natural frequencies is studied by exploring the dynamical manifestation.The route from partial to complete phase synchronization is identified as a cascade of transitions from high-to low-dimensional tori(quasiperiodicities)interrupted by intermittent chaos.Torus ON-OFF intermittency is found at the onset of desynchronization.Desynchronization-induced chaos originates from the mixing of intermittent ON-OFF time scales.