Colloidal and fumed particles in nematic liquid crystals: Self-assembly, confinement and implications on rheology
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DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116241
Abstract: Abstract The particles-in-Liquid Crystals (LCs) composites have the capability to serve as the promising candidate for enhancing the inherent characteristics of the LCs which can open new avenues for sensing, display and photochemical applications. The… read more here.
Keywords: fumed particles; liquid crystals; colloidal fumed; particles nematic ... See more keywords
Dynamics of defects around anisotropic particles in nematic liquid crystals under shear.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.102.062705
Abstract: Nematic multiparticle collision dynamics is used to simulate disclination ring defects around spherocylinders suspended in a liquid crystal. A solvent-solute interaction potential is integrated over a short-time scale by an auxiliary molecular dynamics procedure that… read more here.
Keywords: nematic liquid; anisotropic particles; dynamics defects; particles nematic ... See more keywords
Ferroelectric Particles in Nematic Liquid Crystals with Soft Anchoring
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DOI: 10.3390/molecules26041166
Abstract: A theoretical evaluation of the electric Freedericksz transition threshold and saturation field is proposed for a liquid crystals composite with ferroelectric particles. Existing models consider a strong anchoring of nematic molecules on the glass support… read more here.
Keywords: nematic liquid; crystals soft; ferroelectric particles; liquid crystals ... See more keywords