Focal conics in a smectic-A liquid crystal in microwrinkle grooves
Abstract
Focal conic domains (FCDs) in smectic-A (SmA) liquid crystals (LCs) are a broad class of curvature defects in a layered system. Here, we report a regular array of FCDs in
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Nanosystem Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba 305-8565, Japan
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Focal conic domains (FCDs) in smectic-A (SmA) liquid crystals (LCs) are a broad class of curvature defects in a layered system. Here, we report a regular array of FCDs in
T. Ohzono, Y. Takenaka and J. Fukuda, Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 6438 DOI: 10.1039/C2SM25416F
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