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Reversible Physical Network Stabilized Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals
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2001
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Materials ScienceEngineeringFlexible ElectronicsCrystal MaterialFerroelectric ApplicationSelf-assemblyApplied PhysicsPolyelectrolyte GelFerroelectric MaterialsThermoelectric MaterialPolar OrientationGel NetworkSoft MatterFunctional MaterialsNew Route
A new route to thermoreversible networks through gelling ferroelectric liquid crystals is presented. A reversible stabilization of one polar state can be achieved. On heating the gel, the network and therewith the polar orientation will be destroyed and on cooling a new polar orientation can be rebuilt. The Figure shows a schematic representation of the gel network formed by self-assembly.