Synthesis of polyphilic compounds Evidence for ferroelectricity in a non-chiral mesophase |
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Authors: | F. G. Tournilhac L. Bosio J. Simon L. M. Blinov S. V. Yablonsky |
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Affiliation: | a ESPCI, Paris, Cedex 05, Franceb Institute of Crystallography, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia |
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Abstract: | The synthesis and properties of new mesomorphic ferroelectrics composed of nonchiral polyphilic molecules are described. Polyphilic molecular units are made up of a sequence of chemical fragments differing by their chemical nature. The segregation between unlike species is used to favour a polar packing. Ferroelectricity is demonstrated by the measurement of an acoustically induced piezoelectric response and the determination of repolarization currents. It is the first time that a ferroelectric repolarizable mesophase is obtained with non-chiral molecular units. The mechanism of ferroelectricity is therefore different from that found in conventional chiral smectic C. |
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