3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Ternary liquid crystalline mixture showing broad antiferroelectric smectic C* and glassy hexatic smectic X* phases
Aleksandra Deptuch, Anna Drzewicz, Marcin Piwowarczyk +4
A ternary liquid crystalline mixture was designed to obtain a tilted hexatic smectic phase in the glassy state. Structural, electro-optic, and dielectric properties of the mixture…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
The role of terminal groups in non-chiral rod-like compounds on the formation of polar fluids
MichaÅ CzerwiÅski, Mateusz Mrukiewicz, Mateusz Filipow +5
The emergence of ferroelectric mesophases in non-chiral liquid crystal (LCs) has sparked fundamental interest in the molecular mechanisms governing polarity. In this study, we inve…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
The balance between paraelectricity and ferroelectricity in non-chiral smectic homologs
Dorota WÄgÅowska, MichaÅ CzerwiÅski, Robert Dzienisiewicz +4
Non-chiral liquid crystals (LCs) exhibiting ferroelectricity, distinguished by their dynamic responsiveness to external stimuli and high spontaneous polarization, provide renewed i…