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Schematic representation of different LC phases. (a) The nematic phase, in which elongated molecules are preferably aligned along the director n; (b) The smectic-A phase, in which elongated molecules form parallel layers in addition to the nematic orientational order; (c) The columnar phase, in which aligned disc-like molecules form 2D lattice of columns.
