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Splay-bend nematic phases of bent colloidal silica rods induced by polydispersity

Authors :
Ramakrishna Kotni
Albert Grau-Carbonell
Massimiliano Chiappini
Marjolein Dijkstra
Alfons van Blaaderen
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

Different shapes of molecules or particles can exhibit various liquid crystal phases. The authors report on an experimental discovery of a so called splay-bend nematic liquid crystal phase in a colloidal system of bent silica rods.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.83bcdda1afb641f697276216ac0979de
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34658-y