Simple spacer-free dye-polyelectrolyte ionic complex: Side-chain liquid crystal order with high and stable photoinduced birefringence

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-31

  Zhang, Qian ^a   Bazuin, C Geraldine ^a   Barrett, Christopher J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; COMPLEXATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

HIGH PHOTOINDUCED BIREFRINGENCE (PIB); IONIC COMPLEX; SIDE-CHAIN LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS (SCLCP);

POLYELECTROLYTES;

EID: 39149124453     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm702525y     Document Type: Article

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