Surface alignment of ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals
Federico Caimi, Giovanni Nava, Raouf Barboza, Noel A. Clark, Eva Körblová, David M. Walba, Tommaso Bellini, L. Lucchetti
Abstract
The coupling of the newly discovered ferroelectric liquid crystal with solid surface gives rise to a variety of orientation, defects and electric field response that are a consequence of the polar symmetry breaking and depend on the specific surface.
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Liquid crystalFerroelectricityMaterials scienceElectric fieldPolarPlanarPhase (matter)Homogeneity (statistics)AnchoringBiaxial nematicCondensed matter physicsElectrostaticsTopological defectChemical physicsOpticsOptoelectronicsDielectricChemistryPhysicsAstronomyStructural engineeringQuantum mechanicsEngineeringPhysical chemistryStatisticsComputer scienceMathematicsOrganic chemistryComputer graphics (images)Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsSurfactants and Colloidal Systems