Publications
Papers published in 2015:
D. Svenšek and R. Podgornik, Correlation functions of main-chain polymer nematics constrained by tensorial and vectorial conservation laws, J. Chem. Phys. 143, 114902 (2015) [Abstract] [PDF].
M. Čancula, M. Ravnik and S. Žumer, Nematic topological line defects as optical waveguides, SPIE OPTO 9384, 938402-938402-9 (2015) [Abstract].
M. Ravnik and Jun-ichi Fukuda Templated blue phases, Soft Matter 11, 8417 (2015) [Abstract] [PDF].
K. P. Zuhail, S. Čopar, I. Muševič and S. Dhara, Spherical microparticles with Saturn ring defects and their self-assembly across the nematic to smectic-A phase transition, Phys. Rev. E 92, 052501 (2015) [Abstract] [PDF].
M. Ravnik, M. Štimulak, M. Čančula and S. Žumer, Nematic Defects and Colloids as Photonic Elements, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 619, 61 (2015) [Abstract] [PDF].
M. Ravnik, S. Čopar and S. Žumer, Particles with changeable topology in nematic colloids, J. Phys. Condens. Matter 27, 354111 (2015) [Abstract] [PDF].
K. P. Zuhail, P. Sathyanarayana, D. Seč, S. Čopar, M. Škarabot, I. Muševič and S. Dhara, Topological defect transformation and structural transition of two-dimensional colloidal crystals across the nematic to smectic-A phase transition, Phys. Rev. E 91, 030501(R) (2015) [Abstract] [PDF].
S. Čopar, U. Tkalec, I. Muševič and S. Žumer, Knot theory realizations in nematic colloids, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 112, 1675 (2015) [Abstract] [PDF].
M. Nikkhou, M. Škarabot, S. Čopar, M. Ravnik, S. Žumer and I. Muševič, Light-controlled topological charge in a nematic liquid crystal, Nat. Phys. 11, 183 (2015) [Abstract] [PDF].
M. B. Pandey, P. J. Ackerman, A. Burkart, T. Porenta, S. Žumer and I. I. Smalyukh, Topology and self-assembly of defect-colloidal superstructure in confined chiral nematic liquid crystals, Phys. Rev. E 91, 012501 (2015) [Abstract] [PDF].