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June 3, 2026Open Access

Controlled propagation of soliton bullets in an engineered strain field

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ACAlexis de la CotteXTXingzhou TangCCC Chen

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Randomized trial demonstrates soliton propagation direction in liquid crystals, suggesting new methods for material design.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore how soliton bullets in liquid crystal films can be controlled by asymmetric strain fields and electric frequencies.
  • Conducted experiments with liquid crystal films confined between asymmetric surfaces.
  • Applied high-frequency AC electric fields to modulate soliton propagation direction.
  • Used theory and numerical simulations to analyze forces driving soliton motion.
  • Soliton bullets were found to propagate along two oblique axes, with angle modulation by electric field frequency.
  • The presence of asymmetric flexoelectric torques led to frequency-dependent trajectories.
  • Numerical simulations accurately predicted out-of-plane fluctuations, validated by experimental results.

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Cotte et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fc6cddee9eb8c0dce7ad6https://doi.org/10.6082/3pc23-cgd33
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