3 papers
cond-mat.soft2020
A blend of stretching and bending in nematic polymer networks
O. Ozenda, A. M. Sonnet, E. G. Virga
Nematic polymeric networks are (heat and light) activable materials, which combine the features of rubber and nematic liquid crystals. When only the stretching energy of a thin she…
cond-mat.soft2018
Lifting map for ordered surfaces
Leonid V. Mirantsev, André M. Sonnet, Epifanio G. Virga
When a material surface is functionalized so as to acquire some type of order, functionalization of which soft condensed matter systems have recently provided many interesting exam…
cond-mat.soft2017
Bistable curvature potential at hyperbolic points of nematic shells
Andre M. Sonnet, Epifanio G. Virga
Nematic shells are colloidal particles coated with nematic liquid crystal molecules which may freely glide and rotate on the colloid's surface while keeping their long axis on the…