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5 papers

cond-mat.soft2026

The effect of side chain length on the mesomorphic properties of ferroelectric nematogens

Natalia Podoliak, Martin Cigl, Pavlo Golub +8

The discovery of ferroelectric nematic phase opened new directions in the field of soft matter chemistry and physics. In this paper, we have modified a previously reported ferroele…

cond-mat.soft2026

The effect of fluorine or chlorine substitution on mesomorphic properties of ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals

Martin Cigl, Natalia Podoliak, Dalibor Repček +3

Ferroelectric nematic phase (NF) represents an attractive and foremost field of liquid crystals, combining fluidity with ferroelectricity. NF materials exhibit large polarization v…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

The role of terminal groups in non-chiral rod-like compounds on the formation of polar fluids

Michał Czerwiński, 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.soft2025

Tunable macroscopic defect patterns induced by a low-frequency AC electric field in ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals

Natalia Podoliak, Lubor Lejcek, Martin Cigl +1

Regulation of topological structures and pattern formation is attracting wide interest in the field of condensed matter. Liquid crystals (LCs) represent soft matter with a remarkab…

cond-mat.soft2025

Polar Nematic Phases with Enantiotropic Ferro- and Antiferroelectric Behavior

Mateusz Mrukiewicz, Michał Czerwiński, Natalia Podoliak +4

The recent discovery of a new ferroelectric nematic (NF) liquid crystalline phase became of utmost interest for the liquid crystal (LC) and the whole soft and condensed matter fiel…