Optothermal Switching of Cholesteric Liquid Crystals: A Study of Azobenzene Derivatives and Laser Wavelengths
The laser-initiated thermal (optothermal) switching of cholesteric liquid crystals (CLCs) is characterized by using different azobenzene (Azo) derivatives and laser wavelengths. Under 405-nm laser irradiation, Azo-doped CLCs undergo phase transition from cholesteric to isotropic. No cis-to-trans ph...
Main Authors: | Tai-Chieh Huang, Yen-Yu Chen, Chih-Chien Chu, Vincent K. S. Hsiao |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-09-01
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Series: | Materials |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/8/9/5293 |
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