Disclike molecules form various columnar phases. Extensive efforts have been made to make these phases polar. In the course of these attempts, two columnar phases, in which dipoles along the column ferroelectrically switch, were discovered. In this Highlight article, we summarize the attempts to realize polar columnar phases and then introduce the two molecular systems possessing switchable columnar phases.
H. Takezoe, K. Kishikawa and E. Gorecka, J. Mater. Chem., 2006, 16, 2412 DOI: 10.1039/B603232J
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