Highlights for IRG3 (2017-2023)

Controlling Nanoparticle Assemblies with Dendritic Ligands
Christopher Murray and Chinedum Osuji, University of Pennsylvania
05/20/2024

New Configuration Transitions of Nematic Liquid Crystals in Drops Induced by Magnetic Fields
Arjun Yodh, James Kikkawa, University of Pennsylvania, Peter Collings, Swarthmore College
05/20/2024

Shape morphing directed by spatially encoded, dually responsive liquid crystalline elastomer micro-actuators
Shu Yang and Chris Murray, University of Pennsylvania
07/05/2023

Self-Assembly of Quantum Emitters
Henry J Shulevitz, Lee C Bassett and Cherie R. Kagan
05/20/2022

Dynamic Alignment and Polarized Emission of Semiconductor Nanoplatelets in a Liquid Crystal
C.O. Osuji, C.R. Kagan, C.B. Murray
05/19/2022

Nanomaterials in Liquid Crystals
Chinedum Osuji, University of Pennsylvania
05/12/2021

Particles and nanodrops in nematic liquid crystals: twist elasticity & critical point effects
P. J. Collings, T. C. Lubensky, A.G. Yodh, University of Pennsylvania
05/12/2021

Molecular Heterogeneity Drives Reconfigurable Nematic Liquid Crystal Drops
W. S. Wei, Y. Xia, S. Ettinger, Shu Yang and A.G. Yodh, University of Pennsylvania
06/01/2020

Shaping Nanoparticle Fingerprints at the Interface of Cholesteric Droplets
Shu Yang, Kathleen Stebe & Randall Kamien, University of Pennsylvania
05/01/2019

Plasmonic Optical and Chiral Optical Responses of Self-Assembled Gold Nanorod Equilateral Trimers
Cherie Kagan, Chris Murray, Nader Engheta
06/01/2018