Liquid-crystalline behavior on dumbbell-shaped colloids and the observation of chiral blue phases

Guangdong Chen; Hanwen Pei; Xuefei Zhang; Wei Shi; Mingjie Liu; Charl F. J. Faul; Bai Yang; Yan Zhao; Kun Liu; Zhongyuan Lu; Zhihong Nie; Yang Yang

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33125-y

Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Liquid-crystalline behavior on dumbbell-shaped colloids and the observation of chiral blue phases

Guangdong Chen,
Hanwen Pei,
Xuefei Zhang,
Wei Shi,
Mingjie Liu,
Charl F. J. Faul,
Bai Yang,
Yan Zhao,
Kun Liu,
Zhongyuan Lu,
Zhihong Nie,
Yang Yang

Affiliations

Guangdong Chen: State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University
Hanwen Pei: State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xuefei Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University
Wei Shi: Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University
Mingjie Liu: Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University
Charl F. J. Faul: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol
Bai Yang: State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University
Yan Zhao: Jihua Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Jihua Laboratory
Kun Liu: State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University
Zhongyuan Lu: State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University
Zhihong Nie: State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University
Yang Yang: State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33125-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Colloidal liquid crystals account for various applications due to the combination of characteristics relevant for liquid crystals and colloids. The authors elaborate the impact of concave geometry on the properties of colloidal liquid crystals for development of functional materials.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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