The unknown smectic phase under the heliconical ferroelectric nematic is shown to be a helical polar smectic with hysteresis-like pseudo-ferrielectric switching.
Tschierske, Mirror symmetry breaking in liquids and liquid crystals, Liquid Crystals45, 2221 (2018)
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Ferri- and Ferro-Electric Switching in Spontaneously Chiral Polar Liquid Crystals
The unknown smectic phase under the heliconical ferroelectric nematic is shown to be a helical polar smectic with hysteresis-like pseudo-ferrielectric switching.