Elastomeric nematic colloids, colloidal crystals and microstructures with complex topology
Abstract
Control of physical behaviors of nematic colloids and colloidal crystals has been demonstrated by tuning particle shape, topology, chirality and surface charging. However, the capability of altering physical behaviors of such soft matter systems by changing particle shape and the ensuing responses to external stimuli has remained elusive. We fabricated genus-one nematic elastomeric colloidal ring-shaped particles and various microstructures using two-photon photopolymerization. Nematic ordering within both the nano-printed particle and the surrounding medium leads to anisotropic responses and actuation when heated. With the thermal control, elastomeric microstructures are capable of changing from genus-one to genus-zero surface topology. Using these particles as building blocks, we investigated elastomeric colloidal crystals immersed within a liquid crystal fluid, which exhibit crystallographic symmetry transformations. Furthermore, our findings may lead to colloidal crystals responsive to a large variety of external stimuli, including electric fields and light. Pre-designed response of elastomeric nematic colloids, including changes of colloidal surface topology and lattice symmetry, are of interest for both fundamental research and applications.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1764610
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1762500
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0019293
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Soft Matter
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 17; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 1744-683X
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; elastomer; stimuli-responsive; topology; colloids
Citation Formats
Yuan, Ye, Keller, Patrick, and Smalyukh, Ivan I. Elastomeric nematic colloids, colloidal crystals and microstructures with complex topology. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1039/d0sm02135k.
Yuan, Ye, Keller, Patrick, & Smalyukh, Ivan I. Elastomeric nematic colloids, colloidal crystals and microstructures with complex topology. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sm02135k
Yuan, Ye, Keller, Patrick, and Smalyukh, Ivan I. Mon .
"Elastomeric nematic colloids, colloidal crystals and microstructures with complex topology". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sm02135k. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1764610.
@article{osti_1764610,
title = {Elastomeric nematic colloids, colloidal crystals and microstructures with complex topology},
author = {Yuan, Ye and Keller, Patrick and Smalyukh, Ivan I.},
abstractNote = {Control of physical behaviors of nematic colloids and colloidal crystals has been demonstrated by tuning particle shape, topology, chirality and surface charging. However, the capability of altering physical behaviors of such soft matter systems by changing particle shape and the ensuing responses to external stimuli has remained elusive. We fabricated genus-one nematic elastomeric colloidal ring-shaped particles and various microstructures using two-photon photopolymerization. Nematic ordering within both the nano-printed particle and the surrounding medium leads to anisotropic responses and actuation when heated. With the thermal control, elastomeric microstructures are capable of changing from genus-one to genus-zero surface topology. Using these particles as building blocks, we investigated elastomeric colloidal crystals immersed within a liquid crystal fluid, which exhibit crystallographic symmetry transformations. Furthermore, our findings may lead to colloidal crystals responsive to a large variety of external stimuli, including electric fields and light. Pre-designed response of elastomeric nematic colloids, including changes of colloidal surface topology and lattice symmetry, are of interest for both fundamental research and applications.},
doi = {10.1039/d0sm02135k},
journal = {Soft Matter},
number = 11,
volume = 17,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Mon Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2021}
}
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