Hexadecapolar colloids

Colloidal systems can form bulk phases such as liquid and crystals, but they also exhibit interesting behaviours that have no atomic analogues. Here, by dispersing solid polymer microspheres in a nematic liquid crystal, Senyuk et al. demonstrate spontaneous formation of hexadecapolar nematic colloid...

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Main Authors: Bohdan Senyuk, Owen Puls, Oleh M. Tovkach, Stanislav B. Chernyshuk, Ivan I. Smalyukh
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a5a3dfbb1ceb4655920ab2fee804f09d
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