Self-assembled architectures of soft matter have fascinated scientists for centuries due to
their unique physical properties originated from controllable orientational and/or positional …

Achieving tunable physical properties is currently one of the most exciting research topics. In
order to realize this goal, a medium that is responsive to external stimuli and can undergo a …

Topological defects in liquid crystal (LC) phases have been considered critical from the
areas in topology and self‐assembly, as well as in applications such as optical vortex …

Hierarchical architecture is of vital importance in soft materials. Focal conic domains (FCDs)
of smectic liquid crystals, characterized by an ordered lamellar structure, attract intensive …

The orientation control of liquid crystal (LC) phases is essential for fundamental studies as
well as practical applications. Surface treatment and topographic confinement have …

Manipulation of nanomaterials such as nanoparticles (NPs) and nanorods (NRs) to make
clusters is of significant interest in material science and nanotechnology due to the unusual …

Molecular ordering and the defect structures of a material play essential roles in its function
and performance. Controlling molecular alignment and topological defects has been a …

We control the shape and arrangement of various kinds of liquid crystal (LC) defects in
nematic (N) and smectic A (SmA) phases using an in-plane electric field. Periodic zigzag …

Hierarchical assembly of nanoparticles (NPs) is of interest for omniphobic surfaces in the
way that hierarchical scale roughness possibly provides effective liquid repellency and also …

Curvature is an important concept for understanding layering structures in soft matters,
ranging from complex macromolecular self-assembled structures to simple lipid bilayers …