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Area of Science:

  • Soft Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Nanoscience

Background:

  • Fractals exhibit self-similarity across multiple scales.
  • Understanding fractal-environment interactions, especially in ordered systems, is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the formation of fractal defect states in ordered nematic colloids.
  • To explore geometry-induced defect generation in fractal structures.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of polymer Koch-shaped hollow colloidal prisms using direct laser writing.
  • Characterization of fractal structures and their nematic coupling via polarization microscopy and numerical modeling.

Main Results:

  • Achieved high fractal self-similarity (>90%) over three orders of magnitude in length scales.
  • Observed explicit generation of topological defect pairs.
  • Demonstrated an exponential-law dependence of defect number on fractal iteration, reaching hundreds by iteration four.

Conclusions:

  • Geometry-induced fractal defect states can be formed in Koch nematic colloids.
  • This study provides a novel route for generating fractal topological defect states in responsive soft matter.