Extended Data Fig. 7: Characterization of colloidal interactions within different phases.
From: Thermally reconfigurable monoclinic nematic colloidal fluids
a–c, Distribution of the angle ϑr between nm and the centre-to-centre pair separation vector, defined in the right-side inset of a, in the monoclinic nematic at ρ = 0.31 μm−3 and T = 30.7 ± 0.1 °C (a), orthorhombic nematic at ρ = 0.34 μm−3 and T = 27.0 ± 0.1 °C (b) and uniaxial nematic at ρ = 0.1 μm−3 and T = 27 ± 0.1 °C (c). The error in measuring ϑr is ±2°. d–f, Scatter plots of the nearest-neighbour disk positions in the monoclinic (d), orthorhombic (e) and uniaxial (f) nematic phases at ρ and T values corresponding to a–c. Anisotropic distributions in d and e correlate with the ordering of disks. The disk surface charge is Z*e ≈ +80e.
