Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 40, Issue 1, 171(2025)

Research progress on the motion control of liquid crystal solitons

Jie NI1, Yang DING1, Qilin JIA1, Yanqing LU2, Xingzhou TANG1、*, and Bingxiang LI1、**
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  • 1College of Electronic and Optical Engineering, College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
  • 2College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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    Solitons have been widely observed and applied across various fields, including physics, biology, astronomy, and information engineering. In liquid crystal materials, the mechanisms of soliton generation, stability conditions, manipulation methods, and potential applications have long been research hotspots of interest to scientists. This review provides an overview of recent advances in the control of non-topological and topological soliton motion in liquid crystals. It summarizes techniques for controlling the direction and speed of individual soliton using electrical, chemical, and optical methods, introduces the collective motion and self-assembly phenomena of solitons, and discusses the potential applications of soliton motion control in areas such as microparticle transport and beam steering. This work offers insights into further research on the control of soliton motion in liquid crystals and explores the potential applications of liquid crystal solitons in various fields, providing new possibilities for the study of liquid crystal solitons.

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    Jie NI, Yang DING, Qilin JIA, Yanqing LU, Xingzhou TANG, Bingxiang LI. Research progress on the motion control of liquid crystal solitons[J]. Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, 2025, 40(1): 171

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    Category: Self-assembly Liquid Crystal

    Received: Jul. 31, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 31, 2025

    The Author Email: Xingzhou TANG (xztang@njupt.edu.cn), Bingxiang LI (bxli@njupt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2024-0222

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