Quantifying nematic order in evaporation-driven self-assembly of Halloysite nanotubes: Nematic islands and critical aspect ratio

Arun Dadwal, Meenu Prasher, Pranesh Sengupta +1

Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) are naturally occurring clay minerals found in Earth's crust that typically exist in the form of high aspect-ratio nanometers-long rods. Here, we invest…