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Liquid Crystals II

ORAL · F25 · ID: 46457

Presentations

  • Theoretical Model of Vertically Stacked Domains in Nematic Liquid Crystals

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    Publication: Published in the journal Advanced Theory and Simulations (doi.org/10.1002/adts.202100252)

    Presenters

    • Reed Jones

      University of Colorado Colorado Springs

    Authors

    • Reed Jones

      University of Colorado Colorado Springs

    • Olha Melnyk

      University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

    • Rair Macêdo

      University of Glasgow

    • Robert E Camley

      University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

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  • Numerical modeling of colloid aggregation in isotropic to nematic phase transition

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    Presenters

    • Jane Bernadette Denise M Garcia

      University of California, Merced, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University

    Authors

    • Jane Bernadette Denise M Garcia

      University of California, Merced, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University

    • Devika Gireesan Sudha

      University of California, Merced

    • Linda S Hirst

      University of California, Merced, University of California Merced

    • Daniel A Beller

      University of California, Merced, Department of Physics, University of California, Merced; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University, University of California, Merced, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Physics, University of California, Merced and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University

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  • A generic approach to directed self-assembly of polymerizable blue-phase liquid crystals

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    Publication: 1) X. Li, J. A. Martínez-González, J. P. Hernández-Ortiz, A. Ramírez-Hernández, Y. Zhou, M. Sadati, R. Zhang, P. F. Nealey, J. J. de Pablo, "Mesoscale martensitic transformation in single crystals of topological defects", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2017, 114, 10011.<br>2) X. Li, J. A. Martínez-González, K. Park, C. Yu, Y. Zhou, J. J. de Pablo, P. F. Nealey, "Perfection in Nucleation and Growth of Blue-Phase Single Crystals: Small Free-Energy Required to Self Assemble at Specific Lattice Orientation", ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 9487.<br>3) T. Emeršič, K. Bagchi, J. A. Martínez-González, X. Li, P. F. Nealey, J. J. de Pablo, "Generalizable Approach to Direct Self-Assembly of Functional Blue-Phase Liquid Crystals", Manuscript in preparation.

    Presenters

    • Tadej Emersic

      University of Chicago

    Authors

    • Tadej Emersic

      University of Chicago

    • Kushal Bagchi

      University of Chicago

    • José A Martínez-González

      Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí

    • Xiao Li

      University of North Texas

    • Paul Nealey

      University of Chicago

    • Juan De Pablo

      University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

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  • Relation of the correlation length to the size of the crystallites at the buried interface? A study of the in-plane structure of the TiO2-EPM6R8 liquid crystal system

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    Presenters

    • Luz J Martinez-Miranda

      University of Maryland, College Park

    Authors

    • Luz J Martinez-Miranda

      University of Maryland, College Park

    • Patricio N Romero-Hasler

      Universidad de Chile, Santiago

    • Ariel Meneses-Franco

      Universidad de Chile, Santiago

    • Eduardo A Soto-Bustamante

      Universidad de Chile, Santiago

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  • Substitution of sub-molecular structure can alter surface anchoring of liquid crystals: Impact of cyclohexyl vs phenyl groups on surface anchoring of nematic LC

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    Publication: 1. Reconfigurable Multicompartment Emulsion Drops Formed by Nematic Liquid Crystals and Immiscible Perfluorocarbon Oils. Xin Wang, Ye Zhou, Viviana Palacio-Betancur, Young-Ki Kim, Lily Delalande, Michael Tsuei, Yu Yang, Juan J. de Pablo, and Nicholas L. Abbott. Langmuir 2019 35 (49), 16312-16323 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02864A <br>2. A new publication will be submitted.

    Presenters

    • Gustavo R Perez Lemus

      Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, University of Chicago

    Authors

    • Gustavo R Perez Lemus

      Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, University of Chicago

    • Xin Wang

      Cornell University

    • Juan De Pablo

      University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

    • Nicholas Abbott

      Cornell University

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  • Antiferroelectric Smectic Ordering as a Prelude to the Ferroelectric Nematic: Introducing the Smectic Z Phase

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    Publication: [1] X. Chen et al pnas.2002290117 (2020)<br>[2] X. Chen et al pnas.2104092118 (2021)<br>[3] H. Nishikawa et al., Adv. Mater. 29, 1702354 (2017).<br>[4] X. Chen et al arXiv:2110.10826 (2021)

    Presenters

    • Xi Chen

      Physics Department, University of Colorado, Boulder

    Authors

    • Xi Chen

      Physics Department, University of Colorado, Boulder

    • Eva Korblova

      Chemistry Department, University of Colorado, Boulder

    • Guillaume Freychet

      Brookhaven National Laboratory

    • Mikhail Zhernenkov

      Brookhaven National Laboratory

    • Vikina Martinez

      Physics Department, University of Colorado, Boulder

    • Mitchell Magrini

      Chemistry Department, University of Colorado, Boulder

    • Matthew A Glaser

      Physics Department, University of Colorado, Boulder

    • Joseph E MacLennan

      Physics Department, University of Colorado, Boulder

    • David M Walba

      Chemistry Department, University of Colorado, Boulder

    • Noel A Clark

      Physics Department, University of Colorado, Boulder

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  • Electrically Tunable Reflection Color of Chiral Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals

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    Publication: https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202101230

    Presenters

    • Chenrun Feng

      Kent State University, Materials Science Graduate Program and Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Authors

    • Chenrun Feng

      Kent State University, Materials Science Graduate Program and Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    • Antal I Jakli

      Kent State University, Department of Physics, Materials Science Graduate Program and Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA

    • Rony Saha

      Department of Physics and Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA, Kent State University

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  • Multiple ferroelectric nematic phases of a highly polar liquid crystal compound.

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    Publication: Submitted to the Journal of material chemistry C

    Presenters

    • Rony Saha

      Department of Physics and Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA, Kent State University

    Authors

    • Rony Saha

      Department of Physics and Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA, Kent State University

    • Pawan Nepal

      Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA, Kent State University

    • Chenrun Feng

      Kent State University, Materials Science Graduate Program and Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    • Md Sakhawat Hossain

      Materials Science Graduate Program and Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute,Kent State U

    • Masafumi Fukuto

      Brookhaven National Laboratory

    • Ruipeng Li

      Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, Brookhaven National Laboratory

    • James T. Gleeson

      Department of Physics, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA, Kent State University

    • Samuel Sprunt

      Department of Physics and Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA, Kent State University

    • Robert J. Twieg

      Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA, Kent State University

    • Antal I Jakli

      Kent State University, Department of Physics, Materials Science Graduate Program and Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA

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  • Surface patterning of ferroelectric nematic

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    Presenters

    • Runa Koizumi

      Kent State University

    Authors

    • Runa Koizumi

      Kent State University

    • Hao Wang

      Kent State University

    • Mojtaba Rajabi

      Kent State University

    • O D Lavrentovich

      Kent State University

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  • Wide temperature range tunable selective reflection of light by chiral ferroelectric nematic phase

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    Publication: 1] X. Zhao, J. Zhou, J. Li, J. Kougo, Z. Wan, M. Huang, and S. Aya, Spontaneous Helielectric Nematic Liquid Crystals: Electric Analog to Helimagnets, PNAS 118, (2021).<br>[2] H. Nishikawa and F. Araoka, A New Class of Chiral Nematic Phase with Helical Polar Order, Advanced Materials 33, 2101305 (2021).<br>[3] C. Feng, R. Saha, E. Korblova, D. Walba, S. N. Sprunt, and A. Jákli, Electrically Tunable Reflection Color of Chiral Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals, Advanced Optical Materials n/a, 2101230 (2021).

    Presenters

    • Kamal Thapa

      Kent State University

    Authors

    • Kamal Thapa

      Kent State University

    • Olena S Iadlovska

      Kent State University

    • Mojtaba Rajabi

      Kent State University

    • Hao Wang

      Kent State University

    • Bijaya Basnet

      Kent State University

    • Sanjoy Paul

      Kent State University

    • Sergij V Shiyanovskii

      Kent State University

    • O D Lavrentovich

      Kent State University

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