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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2024

Command of three-dimensional solitary waves via photopatterning.

Chao-Yi Li, Xing-Zhou Tang, Xiao Yu, Noe Atzin, Zhen-Peng Song, Chu-Qiao Chen, Nicholas L Abbott, Bing-Xiang Li, Juan J de Pablo, Yan-Qing Lu

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Reflection and refraction of directrons at the interface.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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10 authors.

Chao-Yi Li *National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0437-4355
Xing-Zhou Tang *Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637.
Xiao YuNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
Noe AtzinPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637.ORCID 0000-0001-7249-2073
Zhen-Peng SongCollege of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
Chu-Qiao ChenPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637.ORCID 0000-0002-4844-5098
Nicholas L AbbottSmith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.ORCID 0000-0002-9653-0326
Bing-Xiang LiNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4727-1572
Juan J de PabloPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637.
Yan-Qing LuNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6151-8557

Funding

Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Materials Research, Biomaterials Program DESC0019762JST | Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation) BK20212004MOST | National Key Research and Development Program of China (NKPs) 2022YFA1405000MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 62375141
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multidimensional solitons are prevalent in numerous research fields. In orientationally ordered soft matter system, three-dimensional director solitons exemplify the localized distortion of molecular orientation. However, their precise manipulation remains challenging due to unpredictable and uncontrolled generation. Here, we utilize preimposed programmable photopatterning in nematics to control the kinetics of director solitons. This enables both unidirectional and bidirectional generation at specific locations and times, confinement within micron-scaled patterns of diverse shapes, and directed propagation along predefined trajectories. A focused dynamical model provides insight into the origins of these solitons and aligns closely with experimental observations, underscoring the pivotal role of anchoring conditions in soliton manipulation. Our findings pave the way for diverse fundamental research avenues and promising applications, including microcargo transportation and optical information processing.

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liquid crystalphotopatterningthree-dimensional solitontopological structure

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PMID39196620
PMCPMC11388288

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