Image Analysis Studies for Phase Transitions of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals

Figure 1

Optical textures of ((S)-(-)-2-methylbutyl 4′-(4^″-n-alkanoyloxybenzoyloxy) biphenyl-4-carboxylates (where 𝑛=16)) liquid crystal. (a) SmecticC* phase, (b) smecticC* phase (grey colour), (c) smecticA phase, and (d) smecticA phase (grey colour).

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