Olexandr Kurochkin

Nov 25, 2024 | link.aps.org | Priyanka Kumari |Advanced Materials |Polish Academy |Olexandr Kurochkin

The domain structure of a fluid ferroelectric nematic is dramatically different from the domain structure of solid ferroelectrics since it is not restricted by rectilinear crystallographic axes and planar surface facets. We demonstrate that thin films of a ferroelectric nematic seeded by colloidal inclusions produce domain walls (DWs) in the shape of conics such as a parabola.