Abstract

The organization of inclusions nucleated in free standing films of smectic C (SmC) liquid crystal is investigated using polarized light microscopy. Anchoring on the inclusion boundaries induces distortions of the in-plane orientational order of the SmC phase, which drive the elastic interactions between inclusions. Such interactions show a quadrupolar character. At low concentration, the inclusions self-organize in linear or branched chain structures, while at high concentrations two-dimensional patterns appear in the film.

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