The cellular optical texture of the lyotropic nematic phase of the caesium pentadecafluoro-octanoate(CsPFO)/water system in cylindrical tubes
- 1 April 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 20 (4), 381-385
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02678299608032050
Abstract
The nematic phase of the CsPFO/water system, when held in a cylindrical glass tube, spontaneously forms a detailed ‘cellular’ texture with an axial S = +1 disclination. This texture is the lyotropic discotic analogue of that previously found for a calamitic thermotropic system.Keywords
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