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Sequences of dislocation reactions and helicity transformations in tubular crystals
Andrei Zakharov, Daniel A. Beller
Freestanding tubular crystals offer a general description of crystalline order on deformable surfaces with cylindrical topology, such as single-walled carbon nanotubes, microtubule…
Maximally mixing active nematics
Kevin A. Mitchell, Md Mainul Hasan Sabbir, Kevin Geumhan +3
Active nematics are an important new paradigm in soft condensed matter systems. They consist of rod-like components with an internal driving force pushing them out of equilibrium.…
Templated self-assembly of gold nanoparticles in smectic liquid crystals confined at 3D printed curved surfaces
Mackenzie O'Keefe, Jane Bernadette Denise M. Garcia, Abeco J. Rwakabuba +3
The fabrication of assembled structures of topological defects in liquid crystals (LCs) has attracted much attention during the last decade, stemming from the potential application…
Shape-controlled orientation and assembly of colloids with sharp edges in nematic liquid crystals
Daniel A. Beller, Mohamed A. Gharbi, Iris B. Liu
The assembly of colloids in nematic liquid crystals via topological defects has been extensively studied for spherical particles, and investigations of other colloid shapes have re…
Breaking the Rules for Topological Defects: Smectic Order on Conical Substrates
Ricardo A. Mosna, Daniel A. Beller, Randall D. Kamien
Ordered phases on curved substrates experience a complex interplay of ordering and intrinsic curvature, commonly producing frustration and singularities. This is an especially impo…