Director Distortion and Phase Modulation in Deformable Nematic and Smectic Liquid Crystal Spheroids

Norouzi, Sepideh; Zhang, Rui; Munguia-Fernández, Juan G.; de Pablo, Luis; Zhou, Ye; Taheri-Qazvini, Nader; Shapiro, Harrison; Morin, Samuel; Martinez-Gonzalez, Jose A.; Sadati, Monirosadat; de Pablo, Juan J.

doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02461

Director Distortion and Phase Modulation in Deformable Nematic and Smectic Liquid Crystal Spheroids

Journal Article · 01 December 2022 · Langmuir

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02461· OSTI ID:2421377

Norouzi, Sepideh ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[3]; de Pablo, Luis ^[4]; ^[5]; ^[6]; Shapiro, Harrison ^[4]; Morin, Samuel ^[4]; ^[3]; ^[6]; ^[7]

Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States; OSTI
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Av. Parque Chapultepec 1580, San Luis Potosí 78295, México
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, 1362 E 59th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States; Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States

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Research Organization:: Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0019762

OSTI ID:: 2421377

Journal Information:: Langmuir, Journal Name: Langmuir Journal Issue: 49 Vol. 38; ISSN 0743-7463

Publisher:: American Chemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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