Shape Elasticity in Colloidal Bent-Core Liquid Crystals
Key Points
This research aims to explore how the shape of colloidal rods influences the stability of unique ordered states in liquid crystals.
Analysis of curved particle shapes in colloidal suspensions
Investigation of ordered states in dense suspensions
Assessment of shape elasticity effects
Curved particles were found to stabilize unique ordered states in liquid crystal suspensions.
Shape elasticity plays a significant role in these stabilization mechanisms.
Abstract
Curved particles have been shown to stabilize a range of states with unique order in dense suspensions of colloidal bent core liquid crystals. The shape of the colloidal rods encourages...