ABSTRACT

Abstract ....................................................................................................294 18.1 Introduction ...................................................................................294 18.2 Mesoscopic Model ........................................................................300 18.3 Curvature-Controlled Patterns of Topological Defects .................301 18.4 Trapping of Nanoparticles within Cores of Topological Defects ....311 18.5 Conclusions ...................................................................................325 Keywords .................................................................................................329 References ................................................................................................329

SAMO KRALJ1,2, DALIJA JESENEK2, MARTA LAVRIČ2, MAJA TRČEK2, GEORGE CORDOYIANNIS2,3,4, JAN THOEN4, GEORGE NOUNESIS5, and ZDRAVKO KUTNJAK2,6