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Chiral Lemniscate Formation in Magnetic Field Controlled Topological Fluid Flows
Author(s) -
Jellicoe Matt,
Gardner Zoe,
Alotaibi Amjad E. H.,
Shoemaker Kaylee E.,
Scott James M.,
Wang Shiliang,
Alotaibi Badriah M.,
Luo Xuan,
Chuah Clarence,
Gibson Christopher T.,
He Shan,
Vimalanathan Kasturi,
Gascooke Jason R.,
Chen Xianjue,
Rodger Alison,
Huang Han,
Dalgarno Scott J.,
Antunes Elsa,
Weiss Gregory A.,
Li Qin,
Quinton Jamie S.,
Raston Colin L.
Publication year - 2025
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.202409807
Subject(s) - chirality (physics) , toroid , vortex , materials science , magnetic field , physics , mechanics , plasma , chiral symmetry , quantum mechanics , nambu–jona lasinio model , quark
Abstract High shear spinning top (ST) typhoon‐like fluid flow in a rapidly rotating inclined tube within a vortex fluidic device (VFD) approaches homochirality throughout the liquid with toroids of bundled single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) twisted into stable chiral lemniscates (in the shape of Figure 8s), predominantly as the R‐ or S ‐structures, for the tube rotating clockwise (CW) or counterclockwise (CCW). However, this is impacted by the Earth's magnetic field (B E ). Theory predicts 1–20 MPa pressure for their formation, with their absolute chirality determined from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) images. Thus, the resultant lemniscate structures establish the absolute chirality of the inner and outer components of the ST flow. These chiral flows and lemniscates can be flipped to the opposite chirality by changing the orientation of the tube relative to the inclination angle of B E , by moving the geographical location. Special conditions prevail where the tangential angle of the outer and inner flow of the ST becomes periodically aligned with B E , which respectively dramatically reduce the formation of toroids (and thus lemniscates) and formation of lemniscates from the toroids formed by the double‐helical (DH) flow generated by side wall Coriolis forces and Faraday waves.

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