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Twist-bend nematic phase forms modulated structure that effectively diffracts light and transforms its polarization properties
N. Vaupotič, M. Ali, P. Majewski, E. Górecka, D. Pociecha, Polarization gratings spontaneously formed from a helical twist-bend nematic phase. ChemPhysChem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry 19, 2566(2018). pdf na 10.1002/cphc.201800360.
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Kaleidoscopic texture in patterned smectic A phase of 8CB liquid crystal.
D. S. Kim, S. Čopar, U. Tkalec, D. K. Yoon, Mosaics of topological defects in micropatterned liquid crystal textures. Science Advances 4, eaau8064 (2018). pdf
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Curvature driven generation of defects.
L. Mesarec, A. Iglič, S. Kralj, Topological defect driven membrane fission, Advanced biomedical research and innovation1, 1, (2018). pdf
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Schematic figure of an electrical double layer near a negatively charged surface, which mimics the LC–aqueous interface.
A. Dubtsov, S. Pasechnik, D. Shmeliova, A. Saidgaziev, E. Gongadze, A. Iglič, S. Kralj, Liquid crystalline droplets in aqueous environments: electrostatic effects, Soft matter 14, 9619 (2018). pdf
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Structural transitions in a liquid crystal droplet.
A. Dubtsov, S. Pasechnik, D. Shmeliova, D. Semerenko, A. Iglič, S. Kralj, Influence of polar dopant on internal configuration of azoxybenzene nematic-in-water droplets, Liquid crystals 45, 388 (2018). pdf
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Key stages of the electro caloric effect based cycle in which we subtract heat from a thermal reservoir.
M. Krašna, E. Klemenčič, Z. Kutnjak, S. Kralj, Phase-changing materials for thermal stabilization and thermal transport. Energy 162, 554 (2018). pdf
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Typical scribed surface topography enforcing the m = 2 topological defect.
P. Kurioz, M. Kralj, B. Murray, C. Rosenblatt, S. Kralj, Nematic topological defects positionally controlled by geometry and external fields. Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 9, 109 (2018). pdf
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Experimental set-up for Raman Polarization Spectroscopy.
C. Kyrou, S. Kralj, M. Panagopoulou, Y. Raptis, G. Nounesis, I. Lelidis, Impact of spherical nanoparticles on the nematic order parameters, Phys. Rev. E 97, 042701 (2018). pdf