S2a.xls Spatial distributions of LC twist angle (psi) simulated at different levels of bias voltage for the case of strong and weak LC anchoring at the top boundary.
S2b_2c.xls LC Twist angle at the top and bottom boundaries of the simulation domain and effective birefringence of the LC layer as a function of bias voltage for the case of strong and weak anchoring.
S3a.xls Spatial distributions of normalised electric field near two oppositely charged gold wires calculated at different levels of bias voltage for the case of the nematic and isotropic phase of 5CB.
S3b.xls Strength of the electrostatic force between the gold wires in nematic and isotropic LC as a function of bias voltage.