Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	EP/F013787/1
Title:	Investigating and optimising the chiral-flexo-electro-optic effect
Principal Investigator:	Elston, Professor SJ
Other Investigators:	Raynes, Professor EP
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Project Partners:
Department:	Engineering Science
Organisation:	University of Oxford
Scheme:	Standard Research
Starts:	18 February 2008	Ends:	17 February 2011	Value (£):	550,910
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Complex fluids & soft solids Materials Characterisation
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Electronics
Related Grants:
Panel History:	Panel Date Panel Name Outcome 26 Jul 2007 Materials Prioritisation Panel July 07 Announced
Summary on Grant Application Form
The work is broken into three key work packages, reflecting the three points outlined in the aims above. The first package will look at the alignment issues associated with first forming and then maintaining a robust ULH structure. It forms the core of the proposal and studies both experimentally and theoretically the alignment and stabilisation of the helix using complex surfaces. This will include experimental work on surface micro-patterning, two and three dimensional surface relief structures, and work on polymer network stabilisation. It will concentrate on theoretical work to analyse the one-dimensional behaviour and looking at the interaction between bulk helical structures and uniform surfaces (in two and three dimensions). The second package will look in detail at the optical and electro-optical behaviour of the chrial-flexo-electro-optic effect. The third package will look at the complete system and device implementation issues. Modelling will allow understanding of how various parameters influence the structure formed and its behaviour under an applied electric field. The work package will integrate multi-dimensional optical modelling with the theory work to predict overall performance and look at the practical exploitation of alignment understanding developed in order to optimise performance.
Key Findings
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
Potential use in non-academic contexts
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
Impacts
Description This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk Summary Date Materialised
Sectors submitted by the Researcher
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
Project URL:
Further Information:
Organisation Website:	http://www.ox.ac.uk