Chiral Photoresponsive Liquid Crystalline Materials Derived from Cyanoazobenzene Central Core: Effect of UV Light Illumination on Mesomorphic Behavior

One of the most frequently utilized liquid crystalline (LC) materials is a rod-like (calamitic) compound 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (5-CB). The main objective of this work is to enhance its functionality by introducing a photoresponsive diazenyl spacer in the aromatic core and replace the non-chiral...

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Published in:	Crystals
Main Authors:	Anna Poryvai, Alexej Bubnov, Michal Kohout
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Subjects:	photoresponsive chiral liquid crystals photoresponse azobenzene cyanoazobenzene 5-CB twist grain boundary phase
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/12/1161