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- Title
An inorganic liquid crystalline dispersion with 2D ferroelectric moieties.
- Authors
Huang, Ziyang; Zhang, Zehao; Zhang, Rongjie; Ding, Baofu; Yang, Liu; Wu, Keyou; Xu, Youan; Zhong, Gaokuo; Ren, Chuanlai; Liu, Jiarong; Hao, Yugan; Wu, Menghao; Ma, Teng; Liu, Bilu
- Abstract
Electro-optical effect-based liquid crystal devices have been extensively used in optical modulation techniques, in which the Kerr coefficient reflects the sensitivity of the liquid crystals and determines the strength of the device's operational electric field. The Peterlin–Stuart theory and the O'Konski model jointly indicate that a giant Kerr coefficient could be obtained in a material with both a large geometrical anisotropy and an intrinsic polarization, but such a material is not yet reported. Here we reveal a ferroelectric effect in a monolayer two-dimensional mineral vermiculite. A large geometrical anisotropy factor and a large inherent electric dipole together raise the record value of Kerr coefficient by an order of magnitude, till 3.0 × 10−4 m V−2. This finding enables an ultra-low operational electric field of 102–104 V m−1 and the fabrication of electro-optical devices with an inch-level electrode separation, which has not previously been practical. Because of its high ultraviolet stability (decay <1% under ultraviolet exposure for 1000 hours), large-scale production, and energy efficiency, prototypical displayable billboards have been fabricated for outdoor interactive scenes. This work provides new insights for both liquid crystal optics and two-dimensional ferroelectrics.
- Subjects
LIQUID crystal devices; FERROELECTRICITY; OPTICAL modulation; ELECTROOPTICAL devices; VERMICULITE; FERROELECTRIC polymers; NEMATIC liquid crystals
- Publication
National Science Review, 2024, Vol 11, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
2095-5138
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/nsr/nwae108