We propose a general formalism to characterize orientational frustration of smectic liquid
crystals in confinement by interpreting the emerging networks of grain boundaries as objects …

Confined samples of liquid crystals are characterized by a variety of topological defects and
can be exposed to external constraints such as extreme confinements with nontrivial …

Assembling different shaped particles into ordered microstructures is an open challenge in
creating multifunctional particle-based materials and devices. Here, we report the two …

We report the controlled interfacial assembly and reconfiguration of rectangular prism
colloidal particles between microstructures of varying positional and orientational order …

Nanowires (NWs) have a large aspect ratio and large available surface area, which have
made them a potential platform for applications in biosensors as well as electronic/optic and …

When a spatially uniform system that displays a liquid-crystal ordering on a two-dimensional
surface is confined inside a rectangular box, the liquid crystal direction field develops …

Observing and characterizing the complex ordering phenomena of liquid crystals subjected
to external constraints constitutes an ongoing challenge for chemists and physicists alike. To …

A two-dimensional or quasi-two-dimensional nematic liquid crystal refers to a surface-
confined system. When such a system is further confined by external line boundaries or …

We introduce a method to sample the orientational distribution function in computer
simulations. The method is based on the exact torque balance equation for classical many …

We report on the confinement of colloidal liquid crystals in three dimensional chambers with
a square footprint. To this end we use colloidal silica rods and exploit their relatively large …