Transformation between elastic dipoles, quadrupoles, octupoles, and hexadecapoles driven by surfactant self-assembly in nematic emulsion

Authors: Bohdan Senyuk, Ali Mozaffari, Kevin Crust, Rui Zhang, Juan J. de Pablo, Ivan I. Smalyukh

Published: 2021-06-18

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg0377

Source: Full article

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Abstract

Self-assembly of surfactant molecules drives changes of liquid crystal molecular alignment around droplets in nematic emulsions.