We investigate experimentally the impact of roughly spherular magnetic maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) nanoparticles (NPs) on the stabilization of lattices of topological line defects in liquid crystals (LCs). For this purpose, we exploit chiral CE8 LCs, which in bulk exhibit blue phases (BPs) possessing line defects (disclinations) in orientational order. Furthermore, the magnetic NPs stabilize twist-grain boundary A (TGBA) and chiral line liquid ( |
Nanoparticles
Magnetism
Mixtures
Liquid crystals
Gold
Shape memory alloys
Gold nanorods