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ArticleNature communications2026

Investigating room temperature ferroelectric nematogens and their structure-property relationships.

Naila Tufaha, Gytis Stepanafas, Ewan Cruickshank, Damian Pociecha, Ewa Gorecka, John M D Storey, Rebecca Walker, Corrie T Imrie

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Naila TufahaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4042-7458
Gytis StepanafasDepartment of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, UK.
Ewan CruickshankDepartment of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, UK. e.cruickshank2@rgu.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4670-8405
Damian PociechaFaculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7734-3181
Ewa GoreckaFaculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8076-5489
John M D StoreyDepartment of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5261-5467
Rebecca WalkerDepartment of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5167-7183
Corrie T ImrieDepartment of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6497-5243

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Narodowe Centrum Nauki (National Science Centre) 2024/53/B/ST5/03275RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/V048775/1
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Abstract

The recent discovery of proper ferroelectricity in low molar mass liquid crystals has made the quest for identifying materials which exhibit the phase transition at room temperatures of upmost importance. Here, the synthesis and characterization of twelve different series of ferroelectric nematogens are reported based around the RM734 template structure. These compounds are varied by changing the terminal group; the position of the lateral alkyloxy chain along the mesogenic core; the number of lateral alkyloxy groups present; the degree of fluorination; and the length of the lateral alkyloxy chain. Such systematic modifications allow for a detailed analysis of the structure-property relationships for the ferroelectric nematic phase. All 70 of the compounds reported exhibit the ferroelectric nematic phase, with most exhibiting direct N

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