液晶液滴中での光誘起結晶化現象

抄録

We found a photo-induced crystallization phenomenon inside a liquid crystalline droplet during the light irradiation. The crystal was made of solute dissolved in the outside surfactant solution. During the crystallization, small objects were initially formed inside the droplet and they accumulated into the center of the droplet, where a topological defect was located. Here, we report the details of the process and the mechanism of the photo-induced crystallization.