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Surface-directed dynamics in living liquid crystals

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: We study living liquid crystals (LLCs), which are an amalgam of nematic liquid crystals (LCs) and active matter (AM). These LLCs are placed in contact with surfaces which impose planar/homeotropic boundary conditions on the director field of the LC and the polarization field of the AM. The interplay of LC-AM interactions and the surface-directed conditions yield controlled pattern dynamics in the LLC, which has important technological implications. We discuss two representative examples of this pattern dynamics.

Source: Physical review. E

DOI: 10.1103/physreve.110.034701

Authors: Aditya Vats, Varsha Banerjee, Sanjay Puri

Institutions: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Language: English

Topic: Liquid Crystal Research Advancements

Subfield: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India, Science and Engineering Research Board

OpenAlex ID: W4402170237

FWCI: 0.309

Cites: 62

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10