Ferroelectric liquid crystals

R.B. Meyer , L. Liebert , L. Strzelecki , P. Keller

A general symmetry argument is presented, and experiments on newly synthesized p-decyloxybenzylidene p'-amino 2-methyl butyl cinnamate are described, demonstrating that chiral smectic C and H liquid crystals are ferroelectric. Some of the properties of this new class of ferro-electrics are discussed.

Mots clés: ferroelectric materials; liquid crystals; organic compounds; chiral smectic; ferroelectric liquid crystals; p decyloxybenzylidene p' amino 2 methyl butyl cinnamate; properties

Domaines: Articles anciens

R.B. Meyer, L. Liebert, L. Strzelecki, P. Keller. Ferroelectric liquid crystals. Journal de Physique Lettres, 1975, 36 (3), pp.69-71. ⟨10.1051/jphyslet:0197500360306900⟩. ⟨jpa-00231156⟩