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Topological phases and curvature-driven pattern formation in cholesteric shells

Published:2023 Issue:10 Volume:19 Page:1987-2000
ISSN:1744-683X
Container-title:Soft Matter
language:en
Short-container-title:Soft Matter

Author:

Negro G.¹^ORCID,Carenza L. N.²^ORCID,Gonnella G.¹^ORCID,Marenduzzo D.³^ORCID,Orlandini E.⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Bari and INFN, Sezione di Bari, via Amendola 173, Bari, I-70126, Italy

2. Instituut-Lorentz, Universiteit Leiden, P.O. Box 9506, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands

3. SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Peter Guthrie Tait Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FD, UK

4. Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy

Abstract

We study the phase behaviour of thin shells of cholesteric liquid crystal with spherical, ellipsoidal and toroidal shape, where the interplay between geometry, topology and chirality contributes to the development of blue phases.

Funder

Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Condensed Matter Physics,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2023/SM/D2SM01347A

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