Devices including ferroelectric nematic material and methods of forming and using same
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
InventorsNoel A. Clark, Xi Chen, Matthew A. Glaser, Joseph E. Maclennan, Degnpan Dong, Dimitry Bedrov
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Abstract
Devices including nematic liquid crystal-forming molecules are disclosed. The molecules include one or more dipoles and exist in a ferroelectric nematic state. Exemplary devices can further include an electrode for applying an electric field in, for example, and in-plane direction.
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A device comprising a volume comprising ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal-forming fluid and means for containing said fluid, said fluid comprising molecules having one or more electric dipoles, said molecules having spontaneously formed a ferroelectric polarization density. said spontaneous polarization density comprising a nonzero local unidirectional average orientation of said dipoles, and said polarization density comprising a magnitude and a vectorial direction in said volume, wherein the device includes one or more electrodes for application of an electric field to said volume, and the electromagnetic field propagates in said volume, said electric field causing said polarization density to change in magnitude, thereby producing a change in the electromagnetic field.
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