Peculiarities of focal conic structure formed near the cholesteric-isotropic phase transition.

Focal conic structure formed near the transition from the cholesteric liquid crystal phase into isotropic liquid is studied in planar cells with a combination of optical methods. Employing a procedure with slow variation of temperature, we manage to obtain regions of periodic focal conic structure with two-dimensional square ordering in the plane of the cell. Using ordered samples and materials with selective reflection in the visible spectral range, we obtain spectral and microscopic optical data which deepen our knowledge of the focal conic structure.

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