Melting of 2D liquid crystal colloidal structure

• Published in: Condensed Matter Physics
• Date: 2010
• Main Authors: Brodin, A., Nych, A., Ognysta, U., Lev, B., Nazarenko, V., Škarabot, M., Muševič, I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут фізики конденсованих систем НАН України 2010
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/32106
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Melting of 2D liquid crystal colloidal structure / A. Brodin, A. Nych, U. Ognysta, B. Lev, V. Nazarenko, M. Škarabot, I. Muševič // Condensed Matter Physics. — 2010. — Т. 13, № 3. — С. 33601:1-12. — Бібліогр.: 35 назв. — англ.

Using video microscopy, we investigated melting of a two-dimensional colloidal system, formed by glycerol droplets at the free surface of a nematic liquid crystalline layer. Analyzing different structure correlation functions, we conclude that melting occurs through an intermediate hexatic phase, as...