We have discovered the most important source of the giant electromechanical response of relaxor ferroelectrics. We have shown that the giant electromechanical response in otherwise for application very interesting perovskite relaxor ferroelectrics is related to the existence of the critical points. These results are very important for future engineering of novel sensors and actuators based on these systems. These work was related to our work previously published in journal Nature in 2006. Work was cited in international literature.
COBISS.SI-ID: 21030695
It was shown experimentally that the type of the giant thermomechanical response in side-chain Liquid Crystal Elastomers can be controlled from fast (on-off) regime to slow continuous response in a broad temperature range. This can be achived by changing the single chemical parameter, i.e., density of crosslinkers. These results are very important for application because it is now possible to produce materials which properties will be on application demand. The work was cited in the international literature.
COBISS.SI-ID: 2024036
We show that the giant thermomechanic response in main-chain liquid crystal elastomers can be controlled also by changing the frozen mechanical fields and crosslinking temperature. This result is of great importance for future development of new sensors, actuators and artificial muscles. We study experimentally and theoretically the influence of confinement on the liquid crystals phase ordering. results are important for development of new fast displays based on liquid crystals.
COBISS.SI-ID: 22448167
We show existence of a new class of spin amplitude modulated multiferroics with new magnetoelectric coupling. Results are important for development of new magnetoelectric electronic storage media. Work was published in a distinguished international journal in the field of physics, Phys. Rev. Lett. We show the existence of the relaxor state in the environmentally friendly lead free thin KTaNBO films. Work was published in a distinguished international journal in the field of applied physics, App. Phys. Lett. We studied the influence of the critical point on dielectric properties.
COBISS.SI-ID: 22946087
Study of the quenched disorder on the phase transitions of blue phases in mixtures with functionalized nanoparticles. Here we show experimentally and theoretically that the third blue phase (BPIII) temperature range can be widened for about 20 times in mixtures with CdSe nanoparticles. This is very important for application since the blue phases play an important role in development of new screens and optical modulators. Results were published in several publications in the international journals Physical Review E and Liquid Crystals.
COBISS.SI-ID: 23573799