Publications

A. Šarlah, E. Frey, T. Franosch, Spin models for orientational ordering of colloidal molecular crystals, Phys. Rev. E 75, 021402 (2007) [abstract] [PDF].

M. Chambers, B. Zalar, M. Remškar, J. Kovač, H. Finkelmann, S. Žumer, Investigations on an integrated conducting nanoparticle-liquid crystal elastomer layer, Nanotechnology 18, 415706 (2007) [abstract] [PDF].

M. K. McCamley, G. P. Crawford, M. Ravnik, S. Žumer, A. W. Artenstein, S. M. Opal, Optical detection of anchoring at free and fluid surfaces using a nematic liquid crystal sensor, App. Phys. Lett. 91, 141916 (2007) [abstract] [PDF].

S. Kralj, G. Cordoyiannis, A. Zidanšek, G. Lahajnar, H. Amenitsch, S. Žumer, Z. Kutnjak, Presmectic wetting and supercritical-like phase behavior of octylcyanobiphenyl liquid crystal confined to controlled-pore glass matrices, J. Chem. Phys. 127, 154905 (2007) [abstract] [PDF].

G. Cordoyiannis, S. Kralj, G. Nounesis, Z. Kutnjak, S. Žumer, Pretransitional effects near the smectic-A-smectic-C-* phase transition of hydrophilic and hydrophobic aerosil networks dispersed in ferroelectric liquid crystals, Phys. Rev. E 75, 021702 (2007) [abstract] [PDF].

S. Žumer, M. Chambers, G. Cordoyiannis, H. Finkelmann, Z. Kutnjak, A. Lebar, M. Remskar, B. Zalar, Some advances in liquid crystal elastomers: from crosslinks affected ordering to carbon nanoparticles enabled actuation, Proceedings of the MRS Spring Meeting 2007, Symposium Q, Invited talk, [abstract] .

S. J. Woltman, J. N. Eakin, G. P. Crawford, S. Žumer, Electro-Optical Investigations of Holographic Polymer Dispersed Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals, JOSAA 24, 3789-3799 (2007) [abstract] [PDF].

G. Cordoyiannis, A. Lebar, B. Zalar, S. Žumer, H. Finkelmann, Z. Kutnjak, Criticality controlled by cross-linking density in liquid single-crystal elastomers, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 197801 (2007) [abstract] [PDF].

M. Vilfan, T. Apih, P. J. Sebastiăo, G. Lahajnar, S. Žumer, Liquid crystal 8CB in random porous glass: NMR relaxometry study of molecular diffusion and director fluctuations , Phys. Rev. E 76, 051708 (2007), also in Virt. J. Nanoscale Sci. & Technol [abstract] [PDF].

M. Škarabot, M. Ravnik, S. Žumer, U. Tkalec, I. Poberaj, D. Babič, N. Osterman, I. Muševič, Two-dimensional dipolar nematic colloidal crystals, Phys. Rev. E 76, 051406 (2007), also in Virt. J. Nanoscale Sci. & Technol [abstract] [PDF].

G. Cordoyiannis, S. Kralj, G. Nounesis, Z. Kutnjak, S. Žumer, Pretransitional effects near the smectic-A − mectic-C* phase transition of hydrophilic and hydrophobic aerosil networks dispersed in ferroelectric liquid crystals, Phys. Rev. E 75, 021702 (2007) [abstract] [PDF].

M. Ravnik, M. Škarabot, S. Žumer, U. Tkalec, I. Poberaj, D. Babič, N. Osterman, and I. Muševič, Entangled Nematic Colloidal Dimers and Wires, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 247801 (2007), also in Virt. J. Nanoscale Sci. & Technol [abstract] [PDF].

I. Muševič, M. Škarabot, M. Ravnik, U. Tkalec, I. Poberaj, D. Babič, S. Žumer, Self-assembly in nematic colloids, M. Glogarova, ur., P. P.-Muhoray, ur., M. Čopič, ur., SPIE 658704 (2007) [abstract] [article].