Antal I. Jákli

Shear‐Mode Direct Piezoelectric Response of Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals

ABSTRACT Piezoelectricity (linear coupling between mechanical deformation and electric signal) was originally observed only in solid crystals. Recently, it was discovered that liquid ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals are also piezoelectric. However, so far only their converse...

Shaping Liquid Crystal Rubbers by Chemical Potential Gradient

ABSTRACT Techniques for shaping materials have constantly evolved from the making of hand axes in the Stone Age to today's 3D and 4D printing. One of the 4D printing techniques is utilizing chemical potential gradient where uniform swelling of gels with a structural gradient lead...