Reversible photocyclization of achiral dithienylperfluorocyclopentene dopants in a ferroelectric liquid crystal: Bistable SSFLC photoswitching

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 2806-2812

  Maly, Kenneth E ^a   Zhang, Peng ^a   Wand, Michael D ^b   Buncel, Erwin ^a   Lemieux, Robert P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Displaytech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROELECTRICITY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; POLARIZATION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

DOPANTS; PHOTOCYCLIZATION;

CRYSTALLIZATION;

CYCLOPENTENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CYCLIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 4944236306     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b403188a     Document Type: Article

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