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An Electrochemical Cholesteric Liquid Crystalline Device for Quick and Low-Voltage Color Modulation
Published on: February 27, 2019
Reversible full-range color control of a cholesteric liquid-crystalline film by using a molecular motor
1Department of Organic and Molecular Inorganic Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
By using a chiral molecular motor as a dopant in a cholesteric liquid-crystalline film, fully reversible control of the reflection color of this film across the entire visible spectrum is possible. The large difference in helical twisting power between the two isomeric forms of the motor allows efficient light- and heat-induced switching of the helicity of the cholesteric liquid-crystal superstructure.
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