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Continuously revolving patterns
Molecular motors embedded in a frustrated liquid crystal film induce the formation of sustained rotating patterns under light irradiation.
- David Bléger
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Research Highlights |
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Letter |
Direct visualization of large-area graphene domains and boundaries by optical birefringency
The domain structure of macroscopic graphene samples can be simply observed by covering them with liquid-crystal molecules.
- Dae Woo Kim
- , Yun Ho Kim
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Spontaneous high-concentration dispersions and liquid crystals of graphene
Graphite spontaneously exfoliates into single layers of graphene in chlorosulphonic acid, resulting in a solution that is an order of magnitude more concentrated than any previously reported, and forms a liquid-crystalline phase at high concentrations.
- Natnael Behabtu
- , Jay R. Lomeda
- & Matteo Pasquali
Magnetically tunable and stable deep-ultraviolet birefringent optics using two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride