Colloidal interactions and unusual crystallization versus de-mixing of elastic multipoles formed by gold mesoflowers
oleh: Ye Yuan, Mykola Tasinkevych, Ivan I. Smalyukh
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Elasticity-mediated particle interaction in a hosting medium holds promise for material engineering of unusual structures. Yuan et al. show that the gold microparticles can induce elastic multipoles of different symmetries when dispersed in a nematic liquid crystal as building blocks for various crystals.