Enhanced polar ordering in ferroelectric liquid crystals induced by atropisomeric dopants

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Despina Vizitiu, Brian J. Halden and Robert P. Lemieux


Abstract

The spontaneous polarization of a SC* liquid crystal phase induced by atropisomeric dopants with large transverse molecular dipoles exhibits a very strong dependence on the nature of the SC liquid crystal host.


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