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Ferroelectric Nematic and Smectic Liquid Crystals from Tapered Molecules
Author(s) -
Berardi Roberto,
Ricci Matteo,
Zani Claudio
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/1439-7641(20010716)2:7<443::aid-cphc443>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - liquid crystal , ferroelectricity , materials science , polar , phase (matter) , biaxial nematic , molecule , flexoelectricity , chemical physics , condensed matter physics , optics , chemistry , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , physics , dielectric , astronomy
Nematic fluids with polar order could be most useful new molecular materials. However, such ferroelectric liquid crystals have not been observed as yet. This paper describes the first computer simulations of a ferroelectric nematic phase made from simple tapered particles as shown in the picture and gives some hints about the relevant molecular features.