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cond-mat.soft2007★ 23 cited
Effective free energy method for nematic liquid crystals in contact with structured substrates
L. Harnau, S. Kondrat, A. Poniewierski
We study the phase behavior of a nematic liquid crystal confined between a flat substrate with strong anchoring and a patterned substrate whose structure and local anchoring streng…
cond-mat.soft2007★ 15 cited
Critical adsorption on non-spherical colloidal particles
S. Kondrat, L. Harnau, S. Dietrich
We consider a non-spherical colloidal particle immersed in a fluid close to its critical point. The temperature dependence of the corresponding order parameter profile is calculate…