Chiral ground states of ferroelectric liquid crystals
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| author | Kumari, Priyanka Basnet, Bijaya Lavrentovich, Maxim O. Lavrentovich, Oleg D. |
| author_facet | Kumari, Priyanka Basnet, Bijaya Lavrentovich, Maxim O. Lavrentovich, Oleg D. |
| contents | Ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals are formed by achiral molecules with large dipole moments. Its three-dimensional orientational order is universally described as unidirectionally polar. We demonstrate that the ground state of ferroelectric nematic unconstrained by externally imposed alignment directions is chiral, with left- and right-hand twists of polarization. Although the helicoidal deformations and defect walls separating domains of opposite handedness increase the elastic energy, the twists reduce the electrostatic energy and become weaker when the material is doped with ions. The study shows that the polar orientational order of molecules could trigger chirality in the soft matter with no chemically induced chiral centers. |
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| spellingShingle | Chiral ground states of ferroelectric liquid crystals Kumari, Priyanka Basnet, Bijaya Lavrentovich, Maxim O. Lavrentovich, Oleg D. Soft Condensed Matter Materials Science Ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals are formed by achiral molecules with large dipole moments. Its three-dimensional orientational order is universally described as unidirectionally polar. We demonstrate that the ground state of ferroelectric nematic unconstrained by externally imposed alignment directions is chiral, with left- and right-hand twists of polarization. Although the helicoidal deformations and defect walls separating domains of opposite handedness increase the elastic energy, the twists reduce the electrostatic energy and become weaker when the material is doped with ions. The study shows that the polar orientational order of molecules could trigger chirality in the soft matter with no chemically induced chiral centers. |
| title | Chiral ground states of ferroelectric liquid crystals |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.09675 |