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A helical naphthopyran dopant for photoresponsive cholesteric liquid crystals.

Authors :
Kim Y
Frigoli M
Vanthuyne N
Tamaoki N
Source :
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) [Chem Commun (Camb)] 2016 Dec 20; Vol. 53 (1), pp. 200-203.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

The first photoresponsive cholesteric liquid crystal comprising a photoisomerizable helical naphthopyran derivative dopant and a nematic liquid crystal is reported. An unprecedented helical twisting power switching ratio of over 90% allowed us to demonstrate multi-cycle rotational motion of micro-objects by UV light irradiation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1364-548X
Volume :
53
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
27917417
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cc08667e