Segregation of liquid crystal mixtures in topological defects

Mohammad Rahimi; Hadi Ramezani-Dakhel; Rui Zhang; Abelardo Ramirez-Hernandez; Nicholas L. Abbott; Juan J. de Pablo

doi:10.1038/ncomms15064

Nature Communications (Apr 2017)

Segregation of liquid crystal mixtures in topological defects

Mohammad Rahimi,
Hadi Ramezani-Dakhel,
Rui Zhang,
Abelardo Ramirez-Hernandez,
Nicholas L. Abbott,
Juan J. de Pablo

Affiliations

Mohammad Rahimi: Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
Hadi Ramezani-Dakhel: Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
Rui Zhang: Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
Abelardo Ramirez-Hernandez: Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
Nicholas L. Abbott: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Juan J. de Pablo: Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15064
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Liquid crystal mixtures are used in commercial applications and their composition affects their properties. Here Rahimiet al. use atomistic simulations to show that defects influence the molecular arrangement of the mixture components leading to a deviation of the local order from that of the bulk.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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