Achiral BOE-NO2 molecules show twisted ferroelectric smectic blocks, inheriting the chiral ground state of the ferroelectric nematic phase into layered smectic phases.
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Spontaneous Twist of Ferroelectric Smectic Blocks in Polar Fluids
Achiral BOE-NO2 molecules show twisted ferroelectric smectic blocks, inheriting the chiral ground state of the ferroelectric nematic phase into layered smectic phases.