Vortexlike topological defects in nematic colloids: chiral colloidal dimers and 2D crystals.

We show that chiral ordering of the underlying complex fluid strongly influences defect formation and colloidal interactions. Nonsingular defect loops with a topological charge -2 are observed, with a cross section identical to hyperbolic vortices in magnetic systems. These loops are binding spontan...

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Autors principals: Tkalec, U, Ravnik, M, Zumer, S, Musevic, I
Format: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicat: 2009

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