Defect Structures of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Smectic A Liquid Crystals
Topological defects in anisotropic fluids like liquid crystals serve as a playground for the research of various effects.In this study, we concentrated on a hybrid system of chiral rod-like molecules doped by magnetic nanoparticles.In textures of the smectic A phase, gruvi golden lager we observed linear defects and found that clusters of nanoparti