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JOŽEF STEFAN INSTITUTE
Department of Complex Matter
Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Email: complex.matter@ijs.si

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Dynamics of Quantum matter

We explore non-equilibrium many-body dynamics in quantum systems that experience symmetry-breaking, topological, or jamming transitions. These systems encompass superconductors, charge-density wave, and magnetic materials.

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Experimental Soft Matter Physics

The research is conducted within the “Light and Matter” research program. The interaction of light with matter is one of the most important fields of physics and optical processes are indispensable in many branches of modern industry.

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Antiferroelectric Order in Nematic Liquids: Flexoelectricity vs. Electrostatics

Antiferroelectric Order in Nematic Liquids: Flexoelectricity vs. Electrostatics

January 14, 2025
A recent study by Peter Medle Rupnik, Ema Hanžel, Matija Lovšin, Natan Osterman, Nerea Sebastian and Alenka Mertelj from the Jožef Stefan Institute and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, ...
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Characterisation of POLICRYPS structures assembled through a two-step process
Wei Li, Wei Cui, Wenjie Zhang, Andreja Kastelic, Irena Drevenšek Olenik, Xinzheng Zhang

Liquid crystals, vol. 41, iss. 9 (2014), DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2014.919671, COBISS.SI-ID: 2677860

Pattern formation and coarse-graining in two-dimensional colloids driven by multiaxial magnetic fields
Kathrin Müller, Natan Osterman, Dušan Babič, Christos N. Likos, Jure Dobnikar, Arash Nikoubashman

Langmuir, vol. 30, issue 18 (2014), DOI: 10.1021/la500896e, COBISS.SI-ID: 2674532

Programmed self-assembly of a quadruplex DNA nanowire
Nason Ma'ani Hessari, Lea Spindler, Tinkara Troha, Wan-Chi Lam, Irena Drevenšek Olenik, Mateus Webba da Silva

Chemistry : A European Journal, vol. 20, issue 13 (2014), DOI: 10.1002/chem.201300692, COBISS.SI-ID: 2644580

Temperature-induced labelling of Fluo-3 AM selectively yields brighter nucleus in adherent cells
Guixian Meng, Leiting Pan, Cunbo Li, Fen Hu, Xuechen Shi, Imshik Lee, Irena Drevenšek Olenik, Xinzheng Zhang, Jingjun Xu

Biochemical and biophysical research communications, vol. 443, iss. 3 (2014), DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.12.105, COBISS.SI-ID: 2631268

Tunable multicolored patterns from photonic cross communication between cholesteric liquid crystal droplets
JungHyun Noh, Hsin-Ling Liang, Irena Drevenšek Olenik, Jan P. F. Lagerwall

Journal of materials chemistry. C, Materials for optical and electronic devices, vol. 2, no. 5 (2014), DOI: 10.1039/C3TC32055C, COBISS.SI-ID: 2621028

Overall dielectric study on the odd members of a highly nonsymmetric pyrene-based series of liquid crystal dimers
Nerea Sebastián, Maria Rosario de la Fuente, David Orencio López, Miguel Ángel Pérez-Jubindo, Josep Salud, M. B. Ros

The journal of physical chemistry. B, Condensed matter, materials, surfaces, interfaces & biophysical, vol. 117, no. 46 (2013), DOI: 10.1021/jp406085r, COBISS.SI-ID: 30027559

Ferromagnetism in suspensions of magnetic platelets in liquid crystal
Alenka Mertelj, Darja Lisjak, Mihael Drofenik, Martin Čopič

Nature : the international weekly journal of science, vol. 504, no. 7479 (2013), DOI: 10.1038/nature12863, COBISS.SI-ID: 27304231

Effect of inorganic 1D nanoparticles on electrooptic properties of 5CB liquid crystal
Denis Rajh, Sergii Shelestiuk, Alenka Mertelj, Aleš Mrzel, Polona Umek, Silvia Irusta, Alla Zak, Irena Drevenšek Olenik

Physica status solidi. A, Applications and materials science, vol. 210, no. 11 (2013), DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201329363, COBISS.SI-ID: 27121447

Chemically induced twist-bend nematic liquid crystals, liquid crystal dimers, and negative elastic constants
K. Adlem, Martin Čopič, G. R. Luckhurst, Alenka Mertelj, O. Parri, R. M. Richardson, B. D. Snow, B. A. Timimi, Rachel P. Tuffin, David Wilkes

Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, vol. 88, no. 2 (2013), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.88.022503, COBISS.SI-ID: 27114279

Nematic fluctuations and semisoft elasticity in liquid-crystal elastomers
Andrej Petelin, Martin Čopič

Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, vol. 87, no. 6 (2013), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.87.062509, COBISS.SI-ID: 27046183

Sub-stripe pattern formation in liquid crystal elastomers : experimental observations and numerical simulations
M. De Luca, Antonio DeSimone, Andrej Petelin, Martin Čopič

Journal of the mechanics and physics of solids, vol. 61, no. 11 (2013), DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2013.07.002, COBISS.SI-ID: 27045927

Controlled self-decoration of Mo[sub]6S[sub]yI[sub]z (8.2 [leq]y + z [leq] 10) nanowires and their transformation to MoS[sub]2 nanotubes with gold nanoparticles
Andrej Kovič, Damjan Vengust, Mojca Vilfan, Aleš Mrzel

Journal of nanoparticle research, vol. 15, no. 7 (2013), DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-1791-2, COBISS.SI-ID: 26834471

Emergent coherent states and flow rectification in active magnetic colloidal monolayers
Gašper Kokot, Alexey Snezhko, Igor S. Aranson

Soft matter, vol. 9, no. 29 (2013), DOI: 10.1039/C3SM00136A, COBISS.SI-ID: 26644775

Energy deposition profile in human skin upon irradiation with a 1,342 nm Nd:YAP laser
Matija Milanič, Boris Majaron

Lasers in surgery and medicine, vol. 45, no. 1 (2013), DOI: 10.1002/lsm.22104, COBISS.SI-ID: 26499367

The study of plasma's modification effects in viscose used as an absorbent for wound-relevant fluids
Zdenka Peršin Fratnik, Miha Devetak, Irena Drevenšek Olenik, Alenka Vesel, Miran Mozetič, Karin Stana-Kleinschek

Carbohydrate polymers, vol. 97, iss. 1 (2013), DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.04.045, COBISS.SI-ID: 16890390

Refractive index of III-metal-polar and N-polar AlGaN waveguides grown by metal organic chemical vapor deposition
Martin Rigler, Marko Zgonik, Marc P. Hoffmann, Ronny Kirste, Milena Bobea, R. Collazo, Zlatko Sitar, Seiji Mita, Michael Gerhold

Applied physics letters, vol. 102, iss. 22 (2013)

Cell-cell communication induces random spikes of spontaneous calcium oscillations in multi-BV-2 microglial cells
Xian Wu, Leiting Pan, Ying Liu, Pengchong Jiang, Imshik Lee, Irena Drevenšek Olenik, Xinzheng Zhang, Jingjun Xu

Biochemical and biophysical research communications, vol. 431, iss. 4 (2013)

Could thermal gradients drive molecular evolution?
Christof B. Mast, Natan Osterman, Dieter Braun

Current organic chemistry, vol. 17, no. 16 (2013)

Characterization of laser tattoo removal treatment using pulsed photothermal radiometry
Matija Milanič, Boris Majaron

LAHA : journal of the Laser and Health Academy, vol. 2013, no. 1 (2013)

Optical properties of light-sensitive liquid-crystal elastomers in the vicinity of the nematic-paranematic phase transition
Marko Gregorc, Hui Li, Valentina Domenici, Gabriela Ambrožič, Martin Čopič, Irena Drevenšek Olenik

Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, vol. 87, iss. 2 (2013)

Design of a single-chain polypeptide tetrahedron assembled from coiled-coil segments
Helena Gradišar, Sabina Božič Abram, Tibor Doles, Damjan Vengust, Iva Hafner Bratkovič, Alenka Mertelj, Ben Webb, Andrej Šali, Sandi Klavžar, Roman Jerala

Nature chemical biology, vol. 9, issue 6 (2013), DOI: 10.1038/nCHeMBIO.1248, COBISS.SI-ID: 5222682

Microstructured polymer-based substrates with broadband absorption for surface-enhanced Raman scattering
Ming Yang, Qiang Wu, Jiwei Qi, Irena Drevenšek Olenik, Zhandong Chen, Yusong Pan, Jingjun Xu

Journal of Raman spectroscopy, vol. 44, iss. 12 (2013), DOI: 10.1002/jrs.4403, COBISS.SI-ID: 2617444

Formation of G-wires : the role of G:C-base pairing and G-quartet stacking
Tina Ilc, Primož Šket, Janez Plavec, Mateus Webba da Silva, Irena Drevenšek Olenik, Lea Spindler

The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces, vol. 117, iss. 44 (2013), DOI: 10.1021/jp4019348, COBISS.SI-ID: 2606436

Nematic phase of achiral dimers spontaneously bends and twists
Martin Čopič

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 110, no. 40 (2013), DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1315740110, COBISS.SI-ID: 2604132