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An Electrochemical Cholesteric Liquid Crystalline Device for Quick and Low-Voltage Color Modulation
Published on: February 27, 2019
A helical naphthopyran dopant for photoresponsive cholesteric liquid crystals
Yuna Kim1, Michel Frigoli2, Nicolas Vanthuyne3
1Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Kita20, Nishi10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0020, Japan. tamaoki@es.hokudai.ac.jp.
Abstract:
The first photoresponsive cholesteric liquid crystal comprising a photoisomerizable helical naphthopyran derivative dopant and a nematic liquid crystal is reported. An unprecedented helical twisting power switching ratio of over 90% allowed us to demonstrate multi-cycle rotational motion of micro-objects by UV light irradiation.
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