Spontaneous Twist of Ferroelectric Smectic Blocks in Polar Fluids (Adv. Mater. 26/2025)
Spontaneous Twist of Ferroelectric Smectic Blocks The ferroelectric nematic (NF) phase in achiral rod-shape mesogens is known to exhibit chiral ground state (CGS) due to the polarization escape. In this study, Hiroya Nishikawa, Fumito Araoka, and co-workers found such CGS as twisting of bulky smectic blocks in a ferroelectric smectic phase transited directly from the NF phase. More details can be found in article number 2501946.
Authors
- Fumito Araoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9387-6081)
- Dennis Kwaria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9336-9461)
- Atsuko Nihonyanagi
- Yasushi Okumura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4804-8065)
- Hiroya Nishikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4015-4261)
Institutions
- Kyushu University (JP)
- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202570179
- Primary Topic
- Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00