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Department of Complex Matter
Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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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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Discovery of spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in ferromagnetic ferrofluids

Discovery of spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in ferromagnetic ferrofluids

December 27, 2023
The paper “Spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking and lane formation in ferromagnetic ferrofluids" was recently published in the journal Small authored by the researchers from the Department of Complex Matter Mojca ...
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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

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)