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Department of Complex Matter
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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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Workshop on Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals

Workshop on Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals

May 20, 2024
The groups “Light & Matter” and “Physics of Soft and Partially Ordered Matter” are organizing an international topical meeting on the emerging field of new ferroelectric soft matter materials entitled ...
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Articles

Monolithic magneto-optical nanocomposites of barium hexaferrite platelets in PMMA
Gregor Ferk, Peter Krajnc, Anton Hamler, Alenka Mertelj, Federico Cebollada, Mihael Drofenik, Darja Lisjak

Scientific reports, vol. 5 (2015), DOI: 10.1038/srep11395, COBISS.SI-ID: 18777878

Optical characterization of Al- and N-polar AlN waveguides for integrated optics
Martin Rigler, Jože Buh, Marc P. Hoffmann, Ronny Kirste, Milena Bobea, Seiji Mita, Michael Gerhold, R. Collazo, Zlatko Sitar, Marko Zgonik

Applied physics express, vol. 8, no. 4 (2015)

Magnetically self-assembled colloidal three-dimensional structures as cell growth scaffold
Gašper Kokot, Špela Zemljič Jokhadar, Urška Batista, Dušan Babič

Langmuir, vol. 31, iss. 35 (2015)

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

Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, vol. 91, iss. 4 (2015), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.91.042502, COBISS.SI-ID: 3025252

Ion-specific self-assembly of a lipophilic guanosine derivative in thin surface films
Lucija Čoga, Stefano Masiero, Irena Drevenšek Olenik

Langmuir, vol. 31, iss. 17 (2015), DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b00768, COBISS.SI-ID: 2803812

Dispersion of [gamma]-alumina nano-sized spherical particles in a calamitic liquid crystal. Study and optimization of the confinement effects
Sergio Diez-Berart, David Orencio López, Nerea Sebastián, Maria Rosario de la Fuente, Josep Salud, Robles-Hernández Beatriz, Miguel Ángel Pérez-Jubindo

Materials, vol. 7, no. 3 (2014), DOI: 10.3390/ma7031502, COBISS.SI-ID: 30027303

Bent-rod liquid crystal dimers : synthesis and mesomorphic properties
Nerea Sebastián, Nélida Gimeno, Jorge Vergara, David Orencio López, José Luis Serrano, César Folcia, Fuente M. Rosario de la, María Blanca Ros

Journal of materials chemistry. C, Materials for optical and electronic devices, vol. 2, no. 20 (2014), DOI: 10.1039/C4TC00212A, COBISS.SI-ID: 30027047

Bent-core luminescent and electroactive bis(triazolyl)triazines with compact columnar mesomorphism
Eduardo Beltrán, Robles-Hernández Beatriz, Nerea Sebastián, José Luis Serrano, Raquel Giménez, Teresa Sierra

RSC advances, vol. 4, no. 45 (2014), DOI: 10.1039/C4RA02926G, COBISS.SI-ID: 30020903

Dielectric, calorimetric and mesophase properties of 1"-(2',4-difluorobiphenyl-4'-yloxy)-9''-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4'-yloxy) nonane : an odd liquid crystal dimer with a monotropic mesophase having the characteristics of a twist-bend nematic phase
Nerea Sebastián, David Orencio López, Robles-Hernández Beatriz, Maria Rosario de la Fuente, Josep Salud, M. A. Pérez-Jubindo, David A. Dunmur, Geoffrey R. Luckhurst, D. J. B. Jackson

PCCP. Physical chemistry chemical physics : a journal of European Chemical Societies, vol. 16, no. 39 (2014), DOI: 10.1039/C4CP03462G, COBISS.SI-ID: 30020391

Magneto-optic and converse magnetoelectric effects in a ferromagnetic liquid crystal
Alenka Mertelj, Natan Osterman, Darja Lisjak, Martin Čopič

Soft matter, vol. 10, no. 45 (2014), DOI: 10.1039/C4SM01625D, COBISS.SI-ID: 28078119

The influence of the morphology of ferrite nanoparticles on the directed assembly into magnetically anisotropic hierarchical structures
Darja Lisjak, Petra Jenuš, Alenka Mertelj

Langmuir, vol. 30, issue 22 (2014), DOI: 10.1021/la5012633, COBISS.SI-ID: 27728423

Elimination of single-beam substitution error in diffuse reflectance measurements using an integrating sphere
Luka Vidovič, Boris Majaron

Journal of biomedical optics, vol. 19, no. 2 (2014), DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.19 .2.027006], COBISS.SI-ID: 27513127

Terahertz source at 9.4 THz based on a dual-wavelength infrared laser and quasi-phase matching in organic crystals OH1
Aleksej Majkić, Marko Zgonik, Andrej Petelin, Mojca Jazbinšek, Blanca Ruiz, Carolina Medrano, Peter Günter

Applied physics letters, vol. 105, no. 14 (2014)

Generation and erasure of femtosecond laser-induced periodic surface structures on nanoparticle-covered silicon by a single laser pulse
Ming Yang, Qiang Wu, Zhandong Chen, Baiquan Tang, Jianghong Yao, Irena Drevenšek Olenik, Jingjun Xu

Optics letters, vol. 39, iss. 2 (2014)

Alignment of MoS[sub]2 nanotubes in a photopolymerizable liquid- crystalline material
Blaž Tašič Muc, Aleš Mrzel, Miroslav Huskić, Xinzheng Zhang, Irena Drevenšek Olenik

The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces, vol. 118, iss. 45 (2014), DOI: 10.1021/jp508412w, COBISS.SI-ID: 2746468

Lamellar versus compact self-assembly of lipoguanosine derivatives in thin surface films
Lucija Čoga, Stefano Masiero, Irena Drevenšek Olenik

Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, vol. 121 (2014), DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.05.038, COBISS.SI-ID: 2686564

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