On the role of competing interactions in charged colloids with short-range attraction

J Ruiz-Franco, E Zaccarelli - Annual Review of Condensed …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
In this review, we discuss recent advances in the investigation of colloidal systems
interacting via a combination of short-range attraction and long-range repulsion. The …

Complex-tensor theory of simple smectics

J Paget, MG Mazza, AJ Archer, TN Shendruk - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Matter self-assembling into layers generates unique properties, including structures of
stacked surfaces, directed transport, and compact area maximization that can be highly …