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Computing optimal interfacial structure of ordered phases
Jie Xu, Chu Wang, An-Chang Shi +1
We propose a general framework of computing interfacial structure. If an ordered phase is involved, the interfacial structure can be obtained by simply minimizing the free energy w…
Transition of defect patterns from 2D to 3D in liquid crystals
Yang Qu, Ying Wei, Pingwen Zhang
Defects arise when nematic liquid crystals are under topological constraints at the boundary. Recently the study of defects has drawn a lot of attention. In this paper, we investig…
Application of Self-Consistent Field Theory to Self-Assembled Bilayer Membranes
Pingwen Zhang, An-Chang Shi
Bilayer membranes self-assembled from amphiphilic molecules such as lipids, surfactants and block copolymers are ubiquitous in biological and physiochemical systems. The shape and…
The transmission of symmetry in liquid crystals
Jie Xu, Pingwen Zhang
The existing experiments and simulations suggest that the molecular symmetry is always transmitted to homogeneous phases in liquid crystals. It has been proved for rod-like molecul…
Stability of Soft Quasicrystals in a Coupled-Mode Swift-Hohenberg Model for Three-Component Systems
Kai Jiang, Jiajun Tong, Pingwen Zhang
In this article, we discuss the stability of soft quasicrystalline phases in a coupled-mode Swift-Hohenberg model for three-component systems, where the characteristic length scale…
Stability of Two-Dimensional Soft Quasicrystals
Kai Jiang, Jiajun Tong, Pingwen Zhang +1
The relative stability of two-dimensional soft quasicrystals is examined using a recently developed projection method which provides a unified numerical framework to compute the fr…