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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…
Nanostructured multiferroic liquids: on the way to fluid ferroelectric magnets
Hajnalka Nádasi, Peter Medle Rupnik, Melvin Küster +9
Responsiveness to multiple stimuli and adaptivity are paramount for designing smart multifunctional materials. In soft, partially ordered systems, these features can often be achie…
A molecular perspective on the emergence of long-range polar order from an isotropic fluid
Aitor Erkoreka, Nerea Sebastián, Alenka Mertelj +1
The ferroelectric nematic phase (N) has quickly become the most studied system in liquid crystal research. In this work, we investigate the origin of such polar struct…
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…
Isotropic to nematic transition in alcohol ferrofluids of barium hexaferrite nanoplatelets
Patricija Hribar Boštjančič, Žiga Gregorin, Nerea Sebastián +3
Alcohol ferrofluids made of ferrimagnetic barium hexaferrite (BHF) nanoplatelets (NPLs) form a unique example of a dipolar fluid - a liquid magnet. Its formation is induced at a hi…
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…
Dielectric spectroscopy of a ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal and the effect of the sample thickness
Aitor Erkoreka, Josu Martinez-Perdiguero, Richard J. Mandle +2
The recently discovered ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals have been reported to exhibit very large dielectric permittivity values. Here, we report a systematic investigation of…
Viscous Mechano-Electric Response of Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid
Peter Medle Rupnik, Luka Cmok, Nerea Sebastian +1
Direct viscous mechano-electric response is demonstrated for a room-temperature ferroelectric nematic liquid, which combines large spontaneous electric polarization with 3D fluidit…