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Particle-resolved topological defects of smectic colloidal liquid crystals in extreme confinement
2021
Nature Communications
AbstractConfined samples of liquid crystals are characterized by a variety of topological defects and can be exposed to external constraints such as extreme confinements with nontrivial topology. Here we explore the intrinsic structure of smectic colloidal layers dictated by the interplay between entropy and an imposed external topology. Considering an annular confinement as a basic example, a plethora of competing states is found with nontrivial defect structures ranging from laminar states to
doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20842-5
pmid:33504780
pmcid:PMC7840983
fatcat:z725lomwfvf6vglhk4afsrnary