Smectic Shells Auteur(s): Lopez-Leon T., Fernandez-Nieves Alberto, Nobili M., Blanc C. (Article) Publié: Journal Of Physics: Condensed Matter, vol. 24 p.284122 (2012) Ref HAL: hal-00713321_v1 PMID 22738871 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/24/28/284122 WoS: 000305786400024 Exporter : BibTex | endNote 22 Citations Résumé: Confining a smectic liquid crystal between two spherical surfaces results in the formation of a complex defect structure characterized by a set of curvature walls that divide the sphere into crescent domains, causing the undulation of the smectic layers. In this paper, we examine in detail these smectic textures and discuss the various possible origins of the observed patterns. |