Reactive Fluid Ferroelectrics: A Gateway to the Next Generation of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystalline Polymer Networks

Small, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 7, 2025

Abstract Herein it is reported the first examples of reactive mesogenic materials (RMs) which exhibit fluid ferroelectric order based on recently discovered nematic (N F ) phase. These N RMs and they provide steps toward next generation liquid crystalline polymer networks termed. The chemical synthesis characterization properties these reported, demonstrating that have lowest longitudinal molecular dipole moments (µ) any material 7.39 D. It go to demonstrate a potential use case this new class through stabilization matrix exhibits phase, increasing phase range from 75 120 °C. herein are an exciting step forward in crystal research, achievable, allowing for future development networks, elastomers polymers.

Language: Английский

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Spontaneous helix formation in a polar smectic phase

Materials Horizons, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

A new type of smectic phase, SmCHP, is presented, with a proper ferroelectric nature and spontaneously formed heliconical structure. Under the application an electric field, helix axis can be reoriented, without disturbing helical pitch.

Language: Английский

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Molecular structure and the ferroelectric nematic phase: the effect of terminal chain and fluorination pattern

Liquid Crystals, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 11

Published: May 21, 2025

Language: Английский

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Review of emergent polar liquid crystals from material aspects

Liquid Crystals Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(2), P. 149 - 194

Published: July 2, 2024

Language: Английский

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