Colloidal gold nanosphere dispersions in smectic liquid crystals and thin nanoparticle-decorated smectic films

作者: R. Pratibha , W. Park , I. I. Smalyukh

DOI: 10.1063/1.3330678

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摘要: We demonstrate that the layer structure and elasticity stabilize dispersions of colloidal nanoparticles in smectic liquid crystals. use surface plasmon resonance spectra gold nanospheres to probe their spatial distributions bulk lamellae. The average interparticle distances between well-separated nanoinclusions thin (<100 nm) films are probed by atomic force microscopy. show limited motion across layers due one-dimensional quasi-long-range solid-like elasticity-mediated interactions preclude irreversible aggregation enhance stability ensuing nanoscale thermotropic

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