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Abstract
In this paper we present the results of mixing fluorinated and non-fluorinated organosiloxane materials based on ferroelectric and antiferroelectric low molar mass organosiloxane (LMMO) liquid crystals. None of the fluorinated materials exhibit a mesophase, however when mixed with the non-fluorinated analogues a ferroelectric phase is observed. We present the resultant phase diagrams together with the spontaneous polarisation curves of the mixtures.