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Ferroelectric nematic phase at and below room temperature

Atsutaka ManabeElectronics Division, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Matthias BremerElectronics Division, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Martin KraskaElectronics Division, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Pages 1079-1086 | Received 23 Mar 2021, Accepted 21 Apr 2021, Published online: 04 May 2021

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