The effect of fluorine or chlorine substitution on mesomorphic properties of ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals
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| author | Cigl, Martin Podoliak, Natalia Repček, Dalibor Golub, Pavlo Lavrič, Marta Novotná, Vladimíra |
| author_facet | Cigl, Martin Podoliak, Natalia Repček, Dalibor Golub, Pavlo Lavrič, Marta Novotná, Vladimíra |
| contents | Ferroelectric nematic phase (NF) represents an attractive and foremost field of liquid crystals, combining fluidity with ferroelectricity. NF materials exhibit large polarization values and remarkable non-linear optical properties. We have designed an original molecular structure with halogen substituents in the position of an electron donating group. In a prolonged molecular core, such a modification led to the presence of the ferroelectric nematic phase (NF) below the nematic one. Besides, an application of Cl atom in the molecular core of one of the presented materials has been utilized for the first time for ferroelectric nematogens. We have examined mesogenic behaviour and ferroelectric characteristics of the NF phase. In the NF phase for the cell with antiparallel rubbing, we have detected a textural transformation, which evidences strong polar character of anchoring at the surfaces. The presented results provide valuable insight into the design of ferroelectric nematic liquid crystalline compounds. |
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| spellingShingle | The effect of fluorine or chlorine substitution on mesomorphic properties of ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals Cigl, Martin Podoliak, Natalia Repček, Dalibor Golub, Pavlo Lavrič, Marta Novotná, Vladimíra Soft Condensed Matter Ferroelectric nematic phase (NF) represents an attractive and foremost field of liquid crystals, combining fluidity with ferroelectricity. NF materials exhibit large polarization values and remarkable non-linear optical properties. We have designed an original molecular structure with halogen substituents in the position of an electron donating group. In a prolonged molecular core, such a modification led to the presence of the ferroelectric nematic phase (NF) below the nematic one. Besides, an application of Cl atom in the molecular core of one of the presented materials has been utilized for the first time for ferroelectric nematogens. We have examined mesogenic behaviour and ferroelectric characteristics of the NF phase. In the NF phase for the cell with antiparallel rubbing, we have detected a textural transformation, which evidences strong polar character of anchoring at the surfaces. The presented results provide valuable insight into the design of ferroelectric nematic liquid crystalline compounds. |
| title | The effect of fluorine or chlorine substitution on mesomorphic properties of ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.05096 |