Self-Assembly of Topological Solitons and Functional Nanoparticles in Liquid Crystals.
As a result of their intrinsic orientational order, soft elasticity, and facile response to external stimuli, liquid crystals (LCs) provide a rich environment for both fundamental science and viable technological applications. In this thesis I explore the emergent properties of confinement-frustrate...
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Ann Arbor :
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,
2016.
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