most citedSpontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Polar Fluids

69 citations · 92 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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cond-mat.soft2026

Direct visualization of local electric fields in a layer of a ferroelectric nematic liquid

Anej Sterle, Natan Osterman, Calum J. Gibb +4

Ferroelectric nematic liquids exhibit complex ferroelectric domains shaped by competing elastic and electrostatic interactions. Using fluorescence and polarizing optical microscopy…

cond-mat.soft2026

Elasticity-Driven Periodic Polarization Patterns in Confined Chiral Ferroelectric Nematic Fluid

Anej Sterle, Peter Medle-Rupnik, Luka Cmok +9

Ferroelectric nematic phases are a new class of polar fluids in which spontaneous polarization is directly coupled to the orientational order, providing unique opportunities for cr…

cond-mat.soft2026★ 1 cited

Modulated Anti-Ferroelectric Smectic Phases with Orthogonal and Tilted Structures

Jordan Hobbs, Calum J. Gibb, William C. Ogle +5

The discovery of the ferroelectric nematic phase has brought with it a plethora of new polar liquid crystalline phases. One in particular is the anti-ferroelectric smectic A SmA\te…

cond-mat.soft2024★ 22 cited

Antiferroelectric order in nematic liquids: Flexoelectricity vs electrostatics

Peter Medle Rupnik, Ema Hanžel, Matija Lovšin +5

The recent discovery of ferroelectric nematic liquid crystalline phases marks a major breakthrough in soft matter research. An intermediate phase, often observed between the nonpol…

cond-mat.soft2024

Patterning of 2D second harmonic generation active arrays in ferroelectric nematic fluids

M. Lovšin, A. Petelin, B. Berteloot +8

Ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals exhibit unique non-linear optical properties, with the potential to become transformative materials for photonic applications. A promising dir…

cond-mat.soft2024★ 69 cited

Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Polar Fluids

Calum Gibb, Jordan Hobbs, Diana Nikolova +3

Spontaneous symmetry breaking and emergent polar order are each of fundamental importance to a range of scientific disciplines, as well as generating rich phase behaviour in liquid…