Manipulation of colloids by optical and electrical control of disclination lines in liquid crystals
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AbstractWe report two viable strategies to assemble and manipulate arrays of nano- and micro-particles by means of topological defects (TDs) in anisotropic fluids. Exploiting different boundary conditions, single TD, 1D arrays of TDs are tailored in liquid crystal twist cells. In a first approach, light-guided control of particles captured in disclination lines is demonstrated involving the use of a photosensitive chiral dopant within a nematic host. In the second one, an applied voltage enables a continuous displacement and deformation of the particles arrays. The reported results open up new possibilities for managing nano- and micro-metric objects over large distances.
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2017 ◽
Vol 114
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pp. 2137-2142
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2003 ◽
Vol 14
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pp. 39-59
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1997 ◽
Vol 8
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pp. 263-270
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