Abstract
Lens-shaped liquid crystal samples have the potential for their use in tunable multifocal optical lenses. In previous observations (Phys. Rev. Research, 2, 023261 (2020) and J. Mol. Liq., 334, 116085 (2021)) plano-convex spherical lens-shaped liquid crystal sessile droplets were studied either in magnetic or AC electric fields, and the formation of an inversion wall (a one-dimensional soliton) moving toward the periphery was observed and explained.Here we present experimental observations of the structure of plano-convex lens-shaped nematic liquid crystal droplets subjected to simultaneous competing magnetic and electric fields. It is found that above a threshold electric field the initially straight defect wall buckles to form a zig-zag shape. This phenomenon is compared to those observed in sandwich cells with uniform thickness and the differences in their theoretical description are discussed.
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