Fully atomistic molecular dynamics simulations have been performed on the ferroelectric liquid crystal compound 9HL, which exhibits de Vries character. Simulations were carried out at a range of temperatures, and...
Partially-fluorinated mesogens exhibit some of the most significant de Vries behaviour (anomalously low layer shrinkage at the SmA – SmC transition) reported experimentally, making them of particular interest for technological...
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