Mixture including ferroelectric nematic phase and methods of forming and using same
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
InventorsJoseph E. Maclennan, Noel A. Clark, Matthew A. Glaser, Xi Chen, Gregory Smith
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Abstract
Material comprising a ferroelectric nematic phase, the material are disclosed. The material can include a mixture comprising first molecules and second molecules. At least one of a fluid of the first molecules and a fluid of the second molecules exhibits a ferroelectric nematic phase. The first molecules and second molecules are miscible. The first molecules can induce a polar orientational order of said second molecules.
Claims31
A material comprising a ferroelectric nematic phase, the material comprising:
- a mixture comprising first molecules and second molecules,
- wherein at least one of a fluid of the first molecules and a fluid of the second molecules exhibits a ferroelectric nematic phase,
- wherein the first molecules and second molecules are miscible, and
- wherein the first molecules induce a polar orientational order of said second molecules.
A method of forming a material having a tunable ferroelectric nematic phase, the method comprising:
- mixing of first molecules and second molecules to form a mixture having a ferroelectric nematic phase,
- wherein the first molecules induce a polar orientational order of said second molecules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.