20.500.12556/DKUM-97635 Tuneable complexity of liquid crystalline composites We present the rich diversity and tuneable complexity that emerge from composites containing a liquid crystal phase. Key mechanisms enabling diversity and tuneability of resulting configurations are introduced. In this respect, we focus on continuous symmetry breaking and topological defects, which feature universal characteristics across physical systems. Therefore, existing knowledge from other physical systems can be exploited and transferred to LC composites. We discuss, among others, the Kibble-Zurek mechanism and the Imry-Ma theorem, originally introduced in cosmology and magnetism, respectively. We illustrate how these concepts can be used to tune specific configurational characteristics and design remotely rewirable or switchable properties. The resulting configurations could lead to effectively new materials, with tailored and multifunctional properties, and numerous revolutionary applications. liquid crystal nanocomposites topological defects interfaces disclinations skyrmions Kibble-Zurek mechanism Imry-Ma disorder nanokompoziti topološke napake vmesniki disklinacije true false true Elsevier BV Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2026-03-27 03:09:05 2026-03-27 08:56:56 2026-03-28 03:17:21 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 16 str. št. članka 101624 Letn. 46 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 2026-03-11 2026-03-23 532.783 272973571 10.1016/j.nanoso.2026.101624 2352-5088 RAZ_Klemencic_Eva_2026.pdf RAZ_Klemencic_Eva_2026.pdf 1 35B09927C079A26E57F75322E5A29A59 4508a2c4a8c16d12e4c73ba51d0778c21947346c3c9c735f0426b2e91255564c 6375a2b3-29b2-11f1-9c37-00155d0001a1 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=204851 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoso.2026.101624 1 efb0ccd3-2981-11f1-9c37-00155d0001a1 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=204841 Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko 0 0 0