Cholesteric Phase
('oily-streaks' or Grandjean texture)
Cholesteric 'oily-streaks' (Grandjean) texture Except for
the so called oily-streaks defects, the helical axis of the
cholesteric phase is oriented perpendicular to the substrate
plane.Photo courtesy of Ingo Dierking.
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Last updated by Jan Lagerwall jpf@fy.chalmers.se
12 February 1998