Stable and Metastable Patterns in Chromonic Nematic Liquid Crystal Droplets Forced with Static and Dynamic Magnetic Fields
Spherical confinement of nematic liquid crystals leads to the formation of equilibrium director field configurations that include point and line defects. Driving these materials with flows or dynamic fields often results in the formation of alternative metastable states. In this article, we study th...
Main Authors: | Jordi Ignés-Mullol, Marc Mora, Berta Martínez-Prat, Ignasi Vélez-Cerón, R. Santiago Herrera, Francesc Sagués |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-02-01
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Series: | Crystals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/2/138 |
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