Focal conic flowers, dislocation rings, and undulation textures in smectic liquid crystal Janus droplets

Soft Matter, 2022, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D1SM01623G, PaperWei-Shao Wei, Joonwoo Jeong, Peter J. Collings, Arjun G Yodh Liquid crystalline phases of matter often exhibit visually stunning patterns or textures. Mostly, these liquid crystal (LC) configurations are uniquely determined by bulk LC elasticity, surface anchoring conditions, and confinement... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry

Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - May 17, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Wei-Shao Wei Source Type: research