Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 36, Issue 3, 343(2021)
Stability of split-core configuration confined in nematic liquid crystal droplets under submicron scale
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LIU Hong-en, WU Jin-bing, LIU Meng-fei, ZHOU Xuan, ZHANG Zhi-dong. Stability of split-core configuration confined in nematic liquid crystal droplets under submicron scale[J]. Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, 2021, 36(3): 343
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Received: Sep. 23, 2020
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Published Online: Sep. 3, 2021
The Author Email: LIU Hong-en (liuhongen1995@163.com)