Relaxation map
S.J. Rzoska, S. Starzonek, L. Joanna, A. Drozd-Rzoska, S. Kralj, Dynamics and Pretransitional Effects in C60 Fullerene Nanoparticles and Liquid CrystallineDodecylcyanobiphenyl (12CB) Hybrid System, Nanomaterials 10, 2343 (2020).
doi: 10.3390/nano10122343, pdf
Self-assembling : bottom-up design
S. Kralj, M. Kralj, Self-assembling photonic crystals? Aspects in mining & mineral science 5, 635 (2020).
doi: 10.31031/AMMS.2020.05.000620, pdf
Graphene derivatives
K. Pal, S.I. Asiya, G. El-Sayyad, E. Abd elkodous, R. Kumar, A. El-Batal, S. Kralj, S. Thomas, Cutting edge development on graphene derivatives modified by liquid crystal and CdS/TiO2CdS/TiO2 hybrid matrix: optoelectronics and biotechnological aspects, Critical reviews in solid state and materials sciences, 1 (2020).
Decomposition of topological defects
A.Susser, S. Harkai, S. Kralj, C. Rosenblatt, Transition from escaped to decomposed nematic defects, and vice versa, Soft matter 16, 4814 (2020).
doi: 10.1039/D0SM00218F, pdf
Nematic structures for photonic applications
A.Dubtsov, S. Harkai, D. Shmeliova, S. Pasechnik, R. Repnik, V. Chigrinov, S. Kralj, Electrically switchable polymer membranes with photo-aligned nematic structures for photonic applications. Optical Materials 109, 110296 (2020).
Defect core structure
E. Klemenčič, P. Kurioz, M. Ambrožič, C. Rosenblatt, S. Kralj, Annihilation of highly-charged topological defects, Crystals 10, 1 (2020).
doi: 10.3390/cryst10080673, pdf
Green chemistry : preparation of gold nanoparticles
S.I. Asiya, K. Pal, Kaushik, S. Kralj, G.S. El-Sayyad, F. Souza, N. Gomes, T. Narayanan, Sustainable preparation of gold nanoparticles via green chemistry approach for biogenic applications, Materials today chemistry 17, 1 (2020).
Multiple twisted chiral structures
M. Ambrožič, A. Gudimalla, C. Rosenblatt, S. Kralj, Multiple twisted chiral nematic structures in cylindrical confinement, Crystals 10, 1 (2020).
doi: 10.3390/cryst10070576, pdf
Double gyroid phase transforms into orthorombic phase due to a tendency to form helical pillars
J. Matraszek, D. Pociecha, N. Vaupotič, M. Salamonczyk, M. Vogrin, E. Górecka, Bi-continuous orthorhombic soft matter phase made of polycatenar molecules, Soft matter 26, 3882 (2020). pdf na 10.1039/d0sm00331j
Chiral flow states in pressure-driven nematic liquid crystal.
S. Čopar, Ž. Kos, T. Emeršič, U. Tkalec, Microfluidic control over topological states in channel-confined nematic flows. Nature Communications 11, 59 (2020). pdf
Rewiring of disclinations (Movies: experiment and simulations)
S. Harkai, B. Murray, C. Rosenblatt, S. Kralj, Electric field driven reconfigurable multistable topological defect patterns, Physical review research 2, 0131761 (2020). pdf
Illustrations of trapped adaptive spherical NPs within line defects.
A. Gudimalla, M. Lavrič, M. Trček, S. Harkai, B. Rožič, G. Cordoyiannis, S. Thomas, K. Pal, Z. Kutnjak, S. Kralj, Nanoparticle-stabilized lattices of topological defects in liquid crystals, International journal of thermophysics 41, 51 (2020). pdf
M. Lavrič, G. Cordoyiannis, V. Tzitzios, I. Lelidis, S. Kralj, G. Nounesis, S. Žumer, M. Daniel, Z. Kutnjak, Blue phase stabilization by CoPt-decorated reduced-graphene oxide nanosheets dispersed in a chiral liquid crystal, Journal of applied physics 127, 095101 (2020). pdf
Chiral structures from achiral molecules revealed by resonant X-ray scattering
W. Lewandowski, N. Vaupotič, D. Pociecha, E. Gorecka, L. M. Liz-Marzan, Chirality of liquid crystals formed from achiral molecules revealed by resonant X-ray scattering, Advanced Materials 32, 1905591 (2020).
New structural model of a chiral cubic liquid crystalline phase
N. Vaupotič, M. Salamonczyk, J. Matraszek, M. Vogrin, D. Pociecha, E. Gorecka, New structural model of a chiral cubic liquid crystalline phase, PhysChemChemPhys 22, 12814 (2020).
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01579B
Packing of molecules in double gyroid cubic phases
Y. Cao, M. Alaasar, A. Nallapaneni, M. Salamonczyk, P. Marinko, E. Gorecka, C. Tschierske, F. Liu, N. Vaupotič, C. Zhu, Molecular packing in double gyroid cubic phases revealed via resonant soft X-ray scattering, Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 027801 (2020).
Polarization diffraction gratings spontaneously formed by twist-bend nematic liquid crystals
M. Ali, E. Gorecka, D. Pociecha, N. Vaupotič, Structure and grating efficiency of thin cells filled by a twist-bend nematic liquid crystals, Phys. Rev. E 102, 032704 (2020).
