The role of fluorine substituents in the formation of the ferroelectric nematic phase
Ewan Cruickshank, Rebecca Walker, Grant J. Strachan, Ewa Górecka, Damian Pociecha, John M. D. Storey, Corrie T. Imrie
Abstract
We report on a series of materials which exhibit a range of nematic phases including the rare example of a single compound which shows both enantiotropic N X and N F phases.
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Materials scienceFerroelectricityLiquid crystalPhase (matter)FluorineCrystallographyOrganic chemistryDielectricOptoelectronicsChemistryMetallurgyLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsMaterial Dynamics and Properties