Phase transition of a liquid crystal induced by chiral photochromic dopants

被引:19
作者
Yamaguchi, T
Inagawa, T
Nakazumi, H
Irie, S
Irie, M
机构
[1] Univ Osaka Prefecture, Coll Engn, Dept Appl Mat Sci, Osaka 5998531, Japan
[2] Univ Osaka Prefecture, Adv Sci & Technol Res Inst, Osaka 5998570, Japan
[3] Kyushu Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Dept Chem & Biochem, Higashi Ku, Fukuoka 8128581, Japan
[4] CREST, Higashi Ku, Fukuoka 8128581, Japan
来源
MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS | 2000年 / 345卷
关键词
photochromism; diarylethene; liquid crystal; chiral dopant;
D O I
10.1080/10587250008023933
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
A chiral cyclohexane having two photochromic diarylethene unit was synthesized in an attempt to use it as a dopant for a photoresponsive liquid crystal. A stable photoswitching between nematic and cholesteric phases could be induced by the addition of a small amount of thr: chiral cyclohexane to a nematic liquid crystal 4-cyano-4'-penthylbiphenyl (K-15).
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页码:611 / 616
页数:6
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