Fractal nematic colloids

S. M. Hashemi; U. Jagodič; M. R. Mozaffari; M. R. Ejtehadi; I. Muševič; M. Ravnik

doi:10.1038/ncomms14026

Nature Communications (Jan 2017)

Fractal nematic colloids

S. M. Hashemi,
U. Jagodič,
M. R. Mozaffari,
M. R. Ejtehadi,
I. Muševič,
M. Ravnik

Affiliations

S. M. Hashemi: Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana
U. Jagodič: Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Jozef Stefan Institute
M. R. Mozaffari: Department of Physics, University of Qom
M. R. Ejtehadi: Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology
I. Muševič: Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana
M. Ravnik: Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14026
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Topological defects in nematic liquid crystals can be controlled upon external stimuli for designing novel photonic materials. Here, Hashemiet al. show geometry-induced formation of fractal defects in nematic fluids with the fractal self-similarity more than 90% from micrometers to nanometres.

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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