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20192022
most citedMicrofluidic control over topological states in channel-confined nematic flows

54 citations · 90 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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9 papers

cond-mat.soft2022

Nematic colloidal micro-robots as physically intelligent systems

Tianyi Yao, Žiga Kos, Yimin Luo +4

Physically intelligent micro-robotic systems exploit information embedded in micro-robots, their colloidal cargo, and their milieu to interact, assemble and form functional structu…

quant-ph2022

Harmonic flow field representations of quantum bits and gates

Vishal P. Patil, Žiga Kos, Jörn Dunkel

We describe a general procedure for mapping arbitrary -qubit states to two-dimensional (2D) vector fields. The mappings use complex rational function representations of individu…

cond-mat.soft2021

Topological defect-propelled swimming of nematic colloids

Tianyi Yao, Žiga Kos, Yimin Luo +3

Non-equilibrium dynamics of topological defects can be used as a fundamental propulsion mechanism in microscopic active matter. Here, we demonstrate swimming of topological defect-…

cond-mat.soft2020

Discharging dynamics of topological batteries

Vishal P. Patil, Žiga Kos, Miha Ravnik +1

Topological constraints have long been known to provide efficient mechanisms for localizing and storing energy across a range of length scales, from knots in DNA to turbulent plasm…

cond-mat.soft202036 cited

Sculpting stable structures in pure liquids

Tadej Emeršič, Rui Zhang, Žiga Kos +4

Pure liquids in thermodynamic equilibrium are structurally homogeneous. In liquid crystals, flow and light pulses are used to create reconfigurable domains with polar order. Moreov…

cond-mat.soft202054 cited

Microfluidic control over topological states in channel-confined nematic flows

Simon Čopar, Žiga Kos, Tadej Emeršič +1

Compared to isotropic liquids, orientational order of nematic liquid crystals makes their rheological properties more involved, and thus requires fine control of the flow parameter…