Nematic and Smectic Phases with Proper Ferroelectric Order
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, N<sub>F</sub>, phase is preserved also in the smectic phases: orthogonal SmA<sub>F</sub> and tilted SmC<sub>F</sub>. The ferroelectric ground state of both smectic phases is confirmed by their second harmonic generation (SHG) activity and polarization switching. In the SmC<sub>F</sub> 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.
Authors
- Anna Makal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9357-2670)
- Ewa Górecka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8076-5489)
- Damian Pociecha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7734-3181)
- Grant J. Strachan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1388-9713)
- Jadwiga Szydłowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4688-7677)
Institutions
- University of Warsaw (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Science
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202409754
- Citations
- 15
- Primary Topic
- Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.77
Funders
- Narodowe Centrum Nauki
- Infrastruktura PL-Grid
- Academic Computer Centre Cyfronet, AGH University of Science and Technology