Blue phases as templates for 3D colloidal photonic crystals

We examine the possibilities to use the intrinsic 3D defect networks in blue phases I and II as arrays of trapping sites for colloidal particles. Our approach based on the phenomenological Landau-de Gennes description and topological theory has proven to be extremely useful in dealing with nematic c...

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Main Authors: Zumer, S, Ravnik, M, Porenta, T, Alexander, G, Yeomans, J
Formato: Conference item
Publicado: 2010