Experimental realization of crossover in shape and director field of nematic tactoids

Jamali, Vida; Behabtu, Natnael; Senyuk, Bohdan; Lee, J. Alex; Smalyukh, Ivan I.; van der Schoot, Paul; Pasquali, Matteo

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.91.042507

Title: Experimental realization of crossover in shape and director field of nematic tactoids

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Authors:: Jamali, Vida; Behabtu, Natnael; Senyuk, Bohdan; Lee, J. Alex; Smalyukh, Ivan I.; van der Schoot, Paul; Pasquali, Matteo

Publication Date:: Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1178770

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review E

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 91; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1539-3755

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Jamali, Vida, Behabtu, Natnael, Senyuk, Bohdan, Lee, J. Alex, Smalyukh, Ivan I., van der Schoot, Paul, and Pasquali, Matteo. Experimental realization of crossover in shape and director field of nematic tactoids.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Jamali, Vida, Behabtu, Natnael, Senyuk, Bohdan, Lee, J. Alex, Smalyukh, Ivan I., van der Schoot, Paul, & Pasquali, Matteo. Experimental realization of crossover in shape and director field of nematic tactoids.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.91.042507

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                    Jamali, Vida, Behabtu, Natnael, Senyuk, Bohdan, Lee, J. Alex, Smalyukh, Ivan I., van der Schoot, Paul, and Pasquali, Matteo. Mon .  
"Experimental realization of crossover in shape and director field of nematic tactoids".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.91.042507.

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  title        = {Experimental realization of crossover in shape and director field of nematic tactoids},

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