David M. Walba

Spontaneous Formation of Macroscopic Chiral Domains in a Fluid Smectic Phase of Achiral Molecules

Darren R. Link, Giorgio Natale, Renfan Shao et al. · Science · 1997 · 1.2K citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Physics +14

Chiral heliconical ground state of nanoscale pitch in a nematic liquid crystal of achiral molecular dimers

Dong Chen, Jan H. Porada, Justin B. Hooper et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2013 · 520 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Physics +17

First-principles experimental demonstration of ferroelectricity in a thermotropic nematic liquid crystal: Polar domains and striking electro-optics

Xi Chen, Eva Körblová, Dengpan Dong et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2020 · 418 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Physics +17

Topological stereochemistry

David M. Walba · Tetrahedron · 1985 · 390 citations

A Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Conglomerate Composed of Racemic Molecules

David M. Walba, Eva Körblová, Renfan Shao et al. · Science · 2000 · 324 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Physics +17