Mandle, RJ orcid.org/0000-0001-9816-9661 (2022) Emerging Investigators Series A New Order of Liquids: Polar Order in Nematic Liquid Crystals. Soft Matter, 18 (27). pp. 5014-5020. ISSN 1744-683X
Abstract
Given the widespread adoption of display technology based on nematic liquid crystals, the discovery of new nematic phases at thermodynamic equilibrium, although extremely rare, generates much excitement. The remarkable discovery polar order and giant ferroelectric polarisation in a nematic fluid is a watershed moment in soft matter research, and is one of the most important discoveries in the 150-year history of liquid crystals. After a brief introduction to this emerging field, we present the current state-of-the art in terms of understanding the molecular origins of this phase, before exploring how molecular structure underpins the incidence of this phase, as well as exploring future directions.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Physics and Astronomy (Leeds) > Soft Matter Physics (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 30 Jun 2022 12:56 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 23:02 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Identification Number: | 10.1039/d2sm00543c |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:188532 |