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Elasticity of Twist-Bend Nematic Phases [PDF]

, 2015
The ground state of twist-bend nematic liquid crystals is a heliconical molecular arrangement in which the nematic director precesses uniformly about an axis, making a fixed angle with it. Both precession senses are allowed in the ground state of these phases.
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Local distortion energy and coarse-grained elasticity of the twist-bend nematic phase

, 2016
International audienceThe recently discovered twist-bend nematic phase of achiral bent-shaped molecules, NTB, has a doubly degenerate ground-state with a periodically modulated heliconical structure and unusual distortion elasticity, the theoretical ...
I. Dozov, Dozov, I., C. Meyer, Meyer, C.
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Tough, Ductile, and Strong Hard‐Soft Cementitious Composite Enabled by Multi‐Material Additive Manufacturing

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Drawing inspiration from the layered hard‐soft architecture found in sea sponges, this work establishes a new framework for architected cementitious composites (ACC) through multi‐material additive manufacturing (MMAM) process. The integration of mortar and elastomer phases into layered architectures enables synergistic toughening mechanisms, including
Aimane Najmeddine, Shashank Gupta, William Makinen, Zayvinn Lin, Krystal Delnoce, Reza Moini   +5 more
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The chirality of a twist–bend nematic phase identified by NMR spectroscopy

, 2012
One of the defining characteristics of the twist–bend nematic phase, formed by the methylene-linked liquid crystal dimer 1?,7?-bis(4-cyanobiphenyl-4?-yl) heptane (CB7CB), is its chirality.
Emsley, J., Emsley, James W., Zimmermann, H., Lelli, Moreno, Beguin, Laetitia, Lesage, A., Zimmermann, Herbert, Lesage, Anne, Lelli, M., Timimi, B., Timimi, Bakir A., Luckhurst, G., Beguin, L., Luckhurst, Geoffrey R.   +13 more
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One‐Dimensional Materials Supported in Two‐Dimensional Van der Waals Metal–Organic Frameworks with Optical Anisotropy Switching via Twist‐Engineering

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
We introduce a molecular strategy to assemble one‐dimensional (1D) materials into two‐dimensional (2D) van der Waals metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). Crystals of [FeX(pzX)(bpy)] (X = Cl, F) form anisotropic 2D layers that can be mechanically exfoliated into thin sheets.
Eleni C. Mazarakioti, Carla Boix‐Constant, Iván Gómez‐Muñoz, Diego López‐Alcalá, Sergio Revuelta, Marco Ballabio, Vasileios Balos, José J. Baldoví, Enrique Cánovas, Josep Canet‐Ferrer, Guillermo Mínguez Espallargas, Samuel Mañas‐Valero, Eugenio Coronado   +12 more
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Double-Helical Tiled Chain Structure of the Twist-Bend Liquid Crystal Phase in CB7CB

Crystals
The twist-bend nematic liquid crystal phase is a three-dimensional fluid in which achiral bent molecules spontaneously form an orientationally ordered, macroscopically chiral, heliconical winding of a ten nanometer-scale pitch in the absence of ...
Michael R. Tuchband, Min Shuai, Keri A. Graber, Dong Chen, Chenhui Zhu, Leo Radzihovsky, Arthur Klittnick, Lee Foley, Alyssa Scarbrough, Jan H. Porada, Mark Moran, Joseph Yelk, Justin B. Hooper, Xiaoyu Wei, Dmitry Bedrov, Cheng Wang, Eva Korblova, David M. Walba, Alexander Hexemer, Joseph E. Maclennan, Matthew A. Glaser, Noel A. Clark   +21 more
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Universal Conductance Fluctuations in Quantum Anomalous Hall Insulators

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Universal conductance fluctuations are observed in mesoscopic quantum anomalous Hall insulators. Two distinct fluctuation patterns are identified, arising from different interference processes of bulk and chiral edge states, respectively. These findings unveil rich quantum interference phenomena in quantum anomalous Hall insulators and provide insights
Peng Deng, Peng Zhang, Gang Qiu, Ting‐Hsun Yang, Chang Niu, Yaochen Li, Wenqiang Cui, Yang Feng, Peide D. Ye, Ke He, Kai Chang, Kang L. Wang   +11 more
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Self‐Assembled Monolayers in p–i–n Perovskite Solar Cells: Molecular Design, Interfacial Engineering, and Machine Learning–Accelerated Material Discovery

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights the role of self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) in perovskite solar cells, covering molecular engineering, multifunctional interface regulation, machine learning (ML) accelerated discovery, advanced device architectures, and pathways toward scalable fabrication and commercialization for high‐efficiency and stable single‐junction and
Asmat Ullah, Ying Luo, Stefaan De Wolf
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Signatures of Edge States in Antiferromagnetic Van der Waals Josephson Junctions

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The combination of superconductivity and magnetic textures leads to unconventional superconducting phenomena, including new correlated and topological phases. Van der Waals (vdW) materials emerge as a versatile platform for exploring the interplay between these two competing orders.
Celia González‐Sánchez, Ignacio Sardinero, Jorge Cuadra, Alfredo Spuri, José A. Moreno, Hermann Suderow, Elke Scheer, Pablo Burset, Angelo Di Bernardo, Rubén Seoane Souto, Eduardo J. H. Lee   +10 more
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Thermal‐Driven Diode Polarity Switching From Competing Helical Superconducting States in WTe2/α‐Fe2O3 Heterostructures

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A Nb‐proximitized Josephson junction based on a WTe2/α‐Fe2O3 heterostructure exhibits a robust superconducting diode effect with programmable polarity. The diode direction can be trained by magnetic fields and switched by temperature cycling, revealing tunable finite‐momentum pairing states and competing superconducting states in symmetry‐broken ...
Enze Zhang, Grant Z. X. Yang, Zi‐Ting Sun, Xinhou Chen, Shishun Zhao, Chufan Chen, Chenhui Zhang, Fanrui Hu, K. T. Law, Hyunsoo Yang   +9 more
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