2 papers
cond-mat.mes-hall2017
Tuning and Switching a Plasmonic Quantum Dot Sandwich in a Nematic Line Defect
Haridas Mundoor, Ghadah. H. Sheetah, Sungoh Park +3
We study the quantum-mechanical effects arising in a single semiconductor core/shell quantum dot controllably sandwiched between two plasmonic nanorods. Control over the position a…
cond-mat.soft2017
Collective behavior of active topological solitons, knotted streamlines, and transport of cargo in liquid crystals
Hayley R. O. Sohn, Paul J. Ackerman, Timothy J. Boyle +3
Active colloids and liquid crystals are capable of locally converting the macroscopically-supplied energy into directional motion and promise a host of new applications, ranging fr…