Suspensions of cellulose nanocrystals form colloidal chiral nematic phases. The liquid crystalline order in these suspensions can be captured in solid films by slow evaporation of the liquid. Studies of the microstructure of such chiral nematic solid films revealed parabolic focal conic (PFC) defects, a symmetric form of focal conic defects in which the line defects form a pair of perpendicular, antiparallel, and confocal parabolas. The cellulose films with PFC defects were characterized by polarized-light and atomic force microscopy. The film surface showed a regular array of large and small elevations resulting from the displacement of the structural layers. Film fracture lines showed a series of layered half-cones. The microstructure of the films was modeled by computer. The model revealed that many structural layers terminate at the film surface.
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