Ferroelectric nematogens containing a methylthio group
Gytis Stepanafas, Ewan Cruickshank, Stevie Brown, Magdalena Majewska, Damian Pociecha, Ewa Górecka, John M. D. Storey, Corrie T. Imrie
Abstract
We report for the first-time a series of methylthio terminated materials which exhibit the ferroelectric nematic phase.
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FerroelectricityLiquid crystalMaterials sciencePhase (matter)Group (periodic table)CrystallographyChemistryOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsDielectricLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsElectrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies