Liquid crystalline order seen in objects of daily life.
calamitic molecule nematic (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) smectic A (1) (2) (3) (4) smectic Ad smectic B smectic C smectic doped surface films phase transition clearing point isotropic (1) (2) (3) banana molecule twin molecule banana LC phase discotic molecule discoid nematic (1) (2) hexagonal discotic (1) (2) tetragonal discotic home	Smectic Ad phases have a layer structure with perpendicular molecules. Two layers are interdegitated into each other:
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