Colloidal cholesteric liquid crystal in spherical confinement
Confinement-induced organization of nanoparticles is utilized to generate new structures with novel optical or magnetic properties. Here, Li et al.show that colloidal liquid crystals formed by rod-like nanoparticles self-assemble into various geometries depending on the degree of spherical confineme...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2016-08-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12520 |