PIRSA:13120011

Building Colloidal Crystals in Anisotropic Media

Denniston, C. (2013). Building Colloidal Crystals in Anisotropic Media. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/13120011

Denniston, Colin. Building Colloidal Crystals in Anisotropic Media. Perimeter Institute, Dec. 05, 2013, https://pirsa.org/13120011 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:13120011,
            doi = {10.48660/13120011},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/13120011},
            author = {Denniston, Colin},
            keywords = {},
            language = {en},
            title = {Building Colloidal Crystals in Anisotropic Media},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2013},
            month = {dec},
            note = {PIRSA:13120011 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Colin Denniston Western University

Talk numberPIRSA:13120011
DOI10.48660/13120011
Collection
Talk Type Conference

Abstract

Colloids in a liquid crystal matrix exhibit very anisotropic interactions. Further, these interactions can be altered by both properties of the colloid and of the liquid crystal. This gives a potential for creating specific colloidal aggregates and crystals by manipulating the interactions between colloids. However, modelling these interacting colloids in a liquid crystal is very challenging. We use a hybrid particle-lattice Boltzmann scheme that incorporates hydrodynamic forces and forces from the liquid crystal field. I will discuss configurations that we have studied, including chains and a potentially stable colloidal crystal with a diamond lattice structure.