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http://hdl.handle.net/2289/7467| Title: | Self-assembled toron-like structures in inverse nematic gels |
| Authors: | Topnani, Neha B. Posnjak, Gregor Prutha, N. Neogi, Arkalekha Musevic, Igor Pratibha, R. |
| Issue Date: | Mar-2020 |
| Publisher: | The Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Citation: | Soft Matter, 2020, Vol.16, p2933--2940 |
| Abstract: | A novel form of nematic gel (N-gel) wherein bright flower-like domains (BFDs) rich in gelator fibres are embedded in a matrix of liquid crystal (LC) molecules has been reported. These gels which we denote as inverse N-gels are unlike typical N-gels in which the LC is encapsulated within an aggregated network of gelator molecules. The self-organization of the helical gelator fibres within the BFDs leads to the creation of localized toron-like structures that are topologically protected due to their skyrmion director profile. Optical and confocal microscopy have been used to deduce the LC director configuration, in order to understand possible intermolecular interactions that can lead to the formation of the twisted structures and the inverse N-gels |
| Description: | Restricted Access |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/7467 |
| ISSN: | 1744-6848 |
| Alternative Location: | DOI: 10.1039/c9sm02547b |
| Copyright: | 2020 Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Papers (SCM) |
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