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Novel Techniques for Observing Structural Dynamics of Photoresponsive Liquid Crystals
Published on: May 29, 2018
Light-induced deformation of photoresponsive liquid crystals on a water surface
Kunihiko Okano1, Masato Shinohara, Takashi Yamashita
1Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda-shi, Chiba 278-8510, Japan.
Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany)
|March 3, 2009
Abstract:
Photodeformation: Azobenzene derivatives showing a room-temperature liquid crystal (LC) phase exhibit photoinduced deformation on a water surface. While a droplet of a LC sample floating on the surface expands upon UV irradiation, a LC sample containing a solvent is condensed towards the center of the illuminated regions (see figure).
