Omnidirectional transport and navigation of Janus particles through a nematic liquid crystal film

We create controllable active particles in the form of metal-dielectric Janus colloids which acquire motility through a nematic liquid crystal film by transducing the energy of an imposed perpendicular AC electric field. We achieve complete command over trajectories by varying the field amplitude an...

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Main Authors: Dinesh Kumar Sahu, Swapnil Kole, Sriram Ramaswamy, Surajit Dhara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2020-07-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.032009

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