Control of chirality of an azobenzene liquid crystalline polymer with circularly polarized light

被引：216
作者：
Iftime, G
Labarthet, FL
Natansohn, A [1 ]
Rochon, P
机构：
[1] Queens Univ, Dept Chem, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
[2] Royal Mil Coll Canada, Dept Phys, Kingston, ON K7K 5LO, Canada
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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY | 2000年 / 122卷 / 51期
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D O I：
10.1021/ja001244m
中图分类号：
O6 [化学];
学科分类号：
0703 ;
摘要：
Irradiation with circularly polarized light of a film of an achiral azobenzene liquid crystalline polymer induces chirality. Circularly polarized light with opposite handedness produces enantiomeric structures. A chirooptical switch based on this phenomenon is reported.
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页码：12646 / 12650
页数：5
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