Cylindrical Confinement of Nanocolloidal Cholesteric Liquid Crystal

Prince, Elisabeth; Wang, Yongliang; Smalyukh, Ivan I.; Kumacheva, Eugenia

doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c04387

Title: Cylindrical Confinement of Nanocolloidal Cholesteric Liquid Crystal

Journal Article · Wed Jul 14 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Journal of Physical Chemistry. B, Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces and Biophysical Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c04387· OSTI ID:1832234

Prince, Elisabeth ^[1]; Wang, Yongliang ^[2];

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Univ. of Toronto, ON (Canada)
Harbin University of Science and Technology (China)
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

The organization of nanocolloidal liquid crystals in constrained geometries has fundamental and practical importance, since under confinement, liquid crystals contain stable topological defects that can serve as templates for nanoparticle organization. Three-dimensional confinement of cholesteric (Ch) liquid crystals formed by cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have been extensively studied; however, their two-dimensional confinement remains underinvestigated. In this work, we report the results of systematic experimental studies of two-dimensional confinement of Ch–CNC liquid crystal in cylindrical capillaries with varying inner diameters. Confinement resulted in phase separation of the Ch–CNC liquid crystal into a Ch shell formed by concentric CNC pseudolayers with the helicoidal axis perpendicular to the inner surface of the capillary walls, and a micrometer-diameter isotropic core thread running parallel to the long axis of the capillary. The morphology of the confined Ch–CNC liquid crystal varied when progressively increasing the degree confinement. Finally, we show that phase separation of the Ch–CNC liquid crystal into a Ch shell and an isotropic core is preserved in flexible capillary tubing, suggesting the applicability of this system for the fabrication of flexible optical waveguides.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019293

OSTI ID:: 1832234

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry. B, Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces and Biophysical Chemistry, Vol. 125, Issue 29; ISSN 1520-6106

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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