70 citations · 70 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
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.soft2018
Tunable colloid trajectories in nematic liquid crystals near wavy walls
Yimin Luo, Daniel A. Beller, Giuseppe Boniello +2
The ability to dictate colloid motion is an important challenge in fields ranging from materials science to living systems. Here, by embedding energy landscapes in confined nematic…
cond-mat.soft2015★ 70 cited
Curvature-driven, One-step Assembly of Reconfigurable Smectic Liquid Crystal "Compound Eye" Lenses
Francesca Serra, Mohamed A. Gharbi, Yimin Luo +5
Confined smectic A liquid crystals (SmA LCs) form topological defects called focal conic domains (FCDs) that focus light as gradient-index lenses. Here, we exploit surface curvatur…