Shape-Dependent Oriented Trapping and Scaffolding of Plasmonic Nanoparticles by Topological Defects for Self-Assembly of Colloidal Dimers in Liquid Crystals
We demonstrate scaffolding of plasmonic nanoparticles by topological defects induced by colloidal microspheres to match their surface boundary conditions with a uniform far-field alignment in a liquid crystal host. Displacing energetically costly liquid crystal regions of reduced order, anisotropic...
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Published in | Nano letters Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 955 - 963 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Washington, DC
American Chemical Society
08.02.2012
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