Particle-resolved topological defects of smectic colloidal liquid crystals in extreme confinement
oleh: René Wittmann, Louis B. G. Cortes, Hartmut Löwen, Dirk G. A. L. Aarts
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Colloidal rod-like mesogens make the study of liquid crystal structures available to simple optical microscopy. Wittmann et al. study topological defects in smectic phases under annular confinement and reveal a remarkable, quantitative agreement with a theoretic density functional description.