Nematic and Smectic Phases with Proper Ferroelectric Order
Abstract A material showing a sequence of three ferroelectric liquid crystalline phases below the paraelectric nematic phase is synthesized and studied. The polar order of molecules appearing due to the dipole–dipole interactions in the ferroelectric nematic, NF, phase is preserved also in the smect...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Advanced Science |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202409754 |
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| Summary: | Abstract A material showing a sequence of three ferroelectric liquid crystalline phases below the paraelectric nematic phase is synthesized and studied. The polar order of molecules appearing due to the dipole–dipole interactions in the ferroelectric nematic, NF, phase is preserved also in the smectic phases: orthogonal SmAF and tilted SmCF. The ferroelectric ground state of both smectic phases is confirmed by their second harmonic generation (SHG) activity and polarization switching. In the SmCF phase the polarization becomes oriented to the electric field by decreasing the tilt angle to zero. Although both smectic phases are ferroelectric in nature, their dielectric response is found to be very different. |
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| ISSN: | 2198-3844 |