Abstract
We investigate the effect of changing the molecular dipole strength on the liquid crystal phases formed in a system of tapered Gay-Berne particles with an axial dipole. We show that increasing the strength of the dipole has a profound effect on the stability and molecular organisation of the phases and eventually destroys the polar ferroelectric nematic.
Acknowledgements
We wish to thank University of Bologna, MIUR (PRIN Cristalli Liquidi) INSTM and EU TMR FULCE project for financial support.