Photoresponsive Helicity Control in Cholesteric Liquid Crystals Using a Chiral Arylazopyrazole Dopant: Chirality Amplification and Helix Inversion.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c10070
Abstract: We report the design and synthesis of a novel chiral arylazopyrazole (AAP) molecular switch, which exhibits robust photoresponsive behavior in nematic liquid crystal (LC) hosts. By integrating both cholesterol and AAP moieties, the dopant induces… read more here.
Keywords: liquid crystals; liquid; chiral arylazopyrazole; cholesteric liquid ... See more keywords