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.
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
Curvature driven generation of defects.
L. Mesarec, A. Iglič, S. Kralj, Topological defect driven membrane fission, Advanced biomedical research and innovation1, 1, (2018). pdf
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
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
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
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
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
