Photoswitching of ferroelectric liquid crystals using unsymmetrical chiral thioindigo dopants: Structural effects on polarization photomodulation

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1486-1494

  Vlahakis, Jason Z ^a   Lemieux, Robert P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS; ISOMERIZATION; POLARIZATION; SILICA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DIPOLE MOMENTS; DOPANTS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

4 (4 METHYLHEXYLOXY)PHENYL 4 DECYLOXYBENZOATE; 6 HEPTYLOXY 5' NITRO 6' (2 OCTYLOXY)THIOINDIGO; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HEPTANE DERIVATIVE; IRON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; DEUTERON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ENANTIOMER; IRRADIATION; ISOMERIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MODULATION; POLARIZATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 2442651310     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b315809h     Document Type: Article

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