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Microfluidic Preparation of Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Actuators
Published on: May 20, 2018
Liquid Crystalline Coronene Derivatives with Extraordinary Fluorescence Properties
Ulrike Rohr1, Peter Schlichting1, Arno Böhm2
1Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz (Germany), Fax: (+49) 6131-379-350.
Abstract:
Tempering of polystyrene films containing the novel liquid crystalline coronenebis(dicarboximide)s 2, which are formed by an easy route from perylene-3,4;9,10-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (1), leads to a shift of the emission within a few seconds. This could be used for dot-by-dot coloring and thus optical displays. The photoluminescence properties of 2 in the solid matrix are dependent on the nature of the aggregates formed.
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