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Micropatterning in Nematic Liquid Crystals: A General Control Strategy to Micropattern Topological Defects in Nematic Liquid Crystals Using Ionically Charged Dielectric Surface (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 11/2021)
Author(s) -
Sasaki Yuji,
Takahashi Junnosuke,
Yokokawa Shunsuke,
Kikkawa Takuho,
Mikami Ryota,
Orihara Hiroshi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.202170063
Subject(s) - liquid crystal , materials science , dielectric , micropatterning , topological defect , fabrication , ultraviolet , microstructure , nanotechnology , optics , optoelectronics , condensed matter physics , composite material , physics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
In article number 2100379, Yuji Sasaki and co‐workers introduce a general method for fabricating functional surfaces enabling a micropattern formation of topological defects in nematic liquid crystals irrespective of the chemical structure of compounds. Area‐selective modification of surfaces using ultraviolet‐ozone treatment allows to obtain highly self‐organized microstructures with tunability, which dramatically improves the fabrication efficiency.