Composite materials based on ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals and devices including same
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
InventorsMatthew A. Glaser, Noel A. Clark, Joseph E. Maclennan, Xi Chen
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Abstract
Composite materials and devices including composite materials are disclosed. Exemplary composite materials include a porous material and ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal within pores of the porous material. The composite materials can be used in a variety of applications, such as capacitors, information storage and processing, actuators, sensors, electro-caloric devices, energy storage and/or conversion devices utilizing piezoelectric effects. The porous material can be a solid, a polymer, glassy, crystalline, amorphous, foam, an aerogel or ceramic.
Claims20
A composite material comprising:
- a porous material comprising pores;
- and
- ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal,
- wherein the pores of said porous material contain the ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal.
A semiconducting structure comprising:
- a porous solid material, the porous solid material comprising pores filled or substantially filled with ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal.
A dielectric structure comprising a porous, solid, and electrically insulating material, the porous, solid, and electrically insulating material comprising pores that contain ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal.
A capacitor comprising electrodes and a dielectric medium, said dielectric medium comprising a porous, solid, electrically insulating material comprising pores that contain ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.