Morphogenesis of liquid crystal topological defects during the nematic-smectic A phase transition

Morphogenesis of liquid crystal topological defects during the nematic-smectic A phase transition

Defects in liquid crystals play a central role in determining their structural and dynamic properties, whilst it is challenging to characterize the defects at a molecule level. Here, Gimet al. trace the evolution pathway of defects during a phase transition from a nematic to a smectic state.

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Main Authors: Min-Jun Gim, Daniel A. Beller, Dong Ki Yoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15453
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spelling doaj-0e92966a6c754d50be89db241954df732021-05-11T07:03:00ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232017-05-01811910.1038/ncomms15453Morphogenesis of liquid crystal topological defects during the nematic-smectic A phase transitionMin-Jun Gim0Daniel A. Beller1Dong Ki Yoon2Graduate School of Nanoscience and Technology and KINC, KAISTPaulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard UniversityGraduate School of Nanoscience and Technology and KINC, KAISTDefects in liquid crystals play a central role in determining their structural and dynamic properties, whilst it is challenging to characterize the defects at a molecule level. Here, Gimet al. trace the evolution pathway of defects during a phase transition from a nematic to a smectic state.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15453
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Morphogenesis of liquid crystal topological defects during the nematic-smectic A phase transition
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title Morphogenesis of liquid crystal topological defects during the nematic-smectic A phase transition
title_short Morphogenesis of liquid crystal topological defects during the nematic-smectic A phase transition
title_full Morphogenesis of liquid crystal topological defects during the nematic-smectic A phase transition
title_fullStr Morphogenesis of liquid crystal topological defects during the nematic-smectic A phase transition
title_full_unstemmed Morphogenesis of liquid crystal topological defects during the nematic-smectic A phase transition
title_sort morphogenesis of liquid crystal topological defects during the nematic-smectic a phase transition
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publishDate 2017-05-01
description Defects in liquid crystals play a central role in determining their structural and dynamic properties, whilst it is challenging to characterize the defects at a molecule level. Here, Gimet al. trace the evolution pathway of defects during a phase transition from a nematic to a smectic state.
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