Photopatterned Designer Disclination Networks in Nematic Liquid Crystals (Advanced Optical Materials 16/2021). Issue 16 (18th August 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Guo, Yubing; Jiang, Miao; Afghah, Sajedeh; Peng, Chenhui; Selinger, Robin L. B.; Lavrentovich, Oleg D.; Wei, Qi‐Huo
• Is Part Of: Advanced optical materials. Volume 9:Issue 16(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2021-08-18
• Subjects: designing and fabrication -- liquid crystals -- photopatterning -- topological defects; Optical materials -- Periodicals; Photonics -- Periodicals; 620.11295
• DOI: 10.1002/adom.202170063
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2195-1071

Abstract

Abstract : In article number 2100181, Qi‐Huo Wei and co‐workers demonstrate a versatile approach to designing complex networks of disclinations and their generation with a plasmonic photopatterning technique. The disclinations can be either suspended with preprogrammed shape and lattices, or anchored on substrates interconnecting predesigned sites. The cover image is a polarizing optical microscopic picture of some suspended disclination lines and loops and corresponding molecular orientation patterns at two confining glass substrates.