Supramolecular self-assembly of a novel hydrogen-bonded cholesteric liquid crystal exhibiting macromolecular behaviour

2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 314-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahdi Roohnikan ◽  
Morteza Ebrahimi ◽  
Seyed Reza Ghaffarian ◽  
Nobuyuki Tamaoki
Soft Matter ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (39) ◽  
pp. 9366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel S. Pendery ◽  
Olivier Merchiers ◽  
Delphine Coursault ◽  
Johan Grand ◽  
Habib Ayeb ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 114 (9) ◽  
pp. 2137-2142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunfeng Li ◽  
Elisabeth Prince ◽  
Sangho Cho ◽  
Alinaghi Salari ◽  
Youssef Mosaddeghian Golestani ◽  
...  

An important goal of the modern soft matter science is to discover new self-assembly modalities to precisely control the placement of small particles in space. Spatial inhomogeneity of liquid crystals offers the capability to organize colloids in certain regions such as the cores of the topological defects. Here we report two self-assembly modes of nanoparticles in linear defects-disclinations in a lyotropic colloidal cholesteric liquid crystal: a continuous helicoidal thread and a periodic array of discrete beads. The beads form one-dimensional arrays with a periodicity that matches half a pitch of the cholesteric phase. The periodic assembly is governed by the anisotropic surface tension and elasticity at the interface of beads with the liquid crystal. This mode of self-assembly of nanoparticles in disclinations expands our ability to use topological defects in liquid crystals as templates for the organization of nanocolloids.


2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 774-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Bolis ◽  
C. C. Tartan ◽  
J. Beeckman ◽  
P. Kockaert ◽  
S. J. Elston ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 120 (21) ◽  
pp. 11727-11738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylwia Całus ◽  
Mark Busch ◽  
Andriy V. Kityk ◽  
Wiktor Piecek ◽  
Patrick Huber

2006 ◽  
Vol 88 (4) ◽  
pp. 043502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishnan Chari ◽  
Charles M. Rankin ◽  
David M. Johnson ◽  
Thomas N. Blanton ◽  
Robert G. Capurso

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (13) ◽  
pp. 2855-2859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chin-Kai Chang ◽  
Cees M. W. Bastiaansen ◽  
Dirk J. Broer ◽  
Hui-Lung Kuo

1983 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 1179-1184 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Vilfan ◽  
R. Blinc ◽  
J. Dolinšek ◽  
M. Ipavec ◽  
G. Lahajnar ◽  
...  

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