Biferroelectricity of a homochiral organic molecule in both solid crystal and liquid crystal phases

Ferroelectricity normally exists in either solid crystals or liquid crystals. Here, the authors report a homochiral organic compound which shows ferroelectricity in both solid crystal and liquid crystal phases.

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Main Authors: Xian-Jiang Song, Xiao-Gang Chen, Jun-Chao Liu, Qin Liu, Yi-Piao Zeng, Yuan-Yuan Tang, Peng-Fei Li, Ren-Gen Xiong, Wei-Qiang Liao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33925-2
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author Xian-Jiang Song
Xiao-Gang Chen
Jun-Chao Liu
Qin Liu
Yi-Piao Zeng
Yuan-Yuan Tang
Peng-Fei Li
Ren-Gen Xiong
Wei-Qiang Liao
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Xiao-Gang Chen
Jun-Chao Liu
Qin Liu
Yi-Piao Zeng
Yuan-Yuan Tang
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description Ferroelectricity normally exists in either solid crystals or liquid crystals. Here, the authors report a homochiral organic compound which shows ferroelectricity in both solid crystal and liquid crystal phases.
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spelling doaj.art-6da0f8a9c1964158ac272cc6ebb66c632022-12-22T02:37:21ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-10-011311810.1038/s41467-022-33925-2Biferroelectricity of a homochiral organic molecule in both solid crystal and liquid crystal phasesXian-Jiang Song0Xiao-Gang Chen1Jun-Chao Liu2Qin Liu3Yi-Piao Zeng4Yuan-Yuan Tang5Peng-Fei Li6Ren-Gen Xiong7Wei-Qiang Liao8Ordered Matter Science Research Center, Nanchang UniversityOrdered Matter Science Research Center, Nanchang UniversityOrdered Matter Science Research Center, Nanchang UniversityOrdered Matter Science Research Center, Nanchang UniversityOrdered Matter Science Research Center, Nanchang UniversityOrdered Matter Science Research Center, Nanchang UniversityOrdered Matter Science Research Center, Nanchang UniversityOrdered Matter Science Research Center, Nanchang UniversityOrdered Matter Science Research Center, Nanchang UniversityFerroelectricity normally exists in either solid crystals or liquid crystals. Here, the authors report a homochiral organic compound which shows ferroelectricity in both solid crystal and liquid crystal phases.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33925-2
spellingShingle Xian-Jiang Song
Xiao-Gang Chen
Jun-Chao Liu
Qin Liu
Yi-Piao Zeng
Yuan-Yuan Tang
Peng-Fei Li
Ren-Gen Xiong
Wei-Qiang Liao
Biferroelectricity of a homochiral organic molecule in both solid crystal and liquid crystal phases
Nature Communications
title Biferroelectricity of a homochiral organic molecule in both solid crystal and liquid crystal phases
title_full Biferroelectricity of a homochiral organic molecule in both solid crystal and liquid crystal phases
title_fullStr Biferroelectricity of a homochiral organic molecule in both solid crystal and liquid crystal phases
title_full_unstemmed Biferroelectricity of a homochiral organic molecule in both solid crystal and liquid crystal phases
title_short Biferroelectricity of a homochiral organic molecule in both solid crystal and liquid crystal phases
title_sort biferroelectricity of a homochiral organic molecule in both solid crystal and liquid crystal phases
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33925-2
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