Journal article
Self-assembly via branching morphologies in nematic liquid-crystal nanocomposites
Abstract
We demonstrate that the morphological diversity in liquid-crystal hybrid systems is much richer than previously anticipated. More importantly, we reveal the existence of a dual mechanism for self-assembly of nanoparticles via morphological instabilities at phase boundaries. Using numerical simulations, we study the growth of isolated nematic droplets in an isotropic liquid crystal (LC) doped with nanoparticles (NPs) and provide insight into the …
Authors
Gurevich S; Soule E; Rey A; Reven L; Provatas N
Journal
Physical Review E, Vol. 90, No. 2,
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Publication Date
August 2014
DOI
10.1103/physreve.90.020501
ISSN
2470-0045