A photochromic liquid crystal system

ChemPhysChem

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 101-103

  Frigoli, Michel ^a   Mehl, Georg H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Liquid crystals; Molecular switches; Photochromism; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

PHOTOCHROMISM; SELF ASSEMBLY;

ALKYL SPACERS; CYANOBIPHENYLS; DIARYLETHENES; LIQUID CRYSTAL SYSTEMS; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE SYSTEM; MESOGENICS; MOLECULAR SWITCHES; PHOTOACTIVE GROUPS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

ARTICLE; IRRADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0037434248     PISSN: 14394235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200390001     Document Type: Article

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