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Liquid Crystal Colloidal Dispersions

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Defects in Liquid Crystals: Computer Simulations, Theory and Experiments

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We present a theoretical study of liquid crystal colloidal dispersions. Micron sized particles that can be either charged or neutral are dispersed in a liquid crystal at temperatures below as well as above the nematic-isotropic phase transition. We describe all the relevant interactions and show how to choose the parameters determining these interactions in order to make the system dispersed or flocculated.

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  1. Fachbereich Physik, Universität Konstanz, D-78457, Konstanz, Germany

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Stark, H., Borštnik, A., Žumer, S. (2001). Liquid Crystal Colloidal Dispersions. In: Lavrentovich, O.D., Pasini, P., Zannoni, C., Žumer, S. (eds) Defects in Liquid Crystals: Computer Simulations, Theory and Experiments. NATO Science Series, vol 43. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0512-8_3

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