Abstract
The faceting of monocrystals of the lyotropic cubic liquid crystals in equilibrium with a humid atmosphere is observed. Experiments reveal the presence of more than 60 different types of facets on the surface of a spherical crystal of radius . The devil's staircase type of faceting has been predicted theoretically when the interaction between steps on the crystal surface is repulsive.
- Received 17 September 1999
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.2409
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