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Photochemical control of properties of ferroelectric liquid crystals. Photochemical flip of polarization

Sasaki et al., 1994

Document ID
7140260496388055655
Author
Sasaki T
Ikeda T
Ichimura K
Publication year
Publication venue
Journal of the American Chemical Society

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A novel principle for photochemical control of optical properties of ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) is presented, which is based on photochemically induced switching of polarization of FLC triggered by photoisomerization of azobenzene derivatives doped in FLC. At the …
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