New Concept for Fast LC Response through the Agency of Photochemical Processes

New Concept for Fast LC Response through the Agency of Photochemical Processes 

As described above, the temperature range in which to induce photochemical phase transition of NLCs in guest/host systems is limited. In the temperature ranges above the Tni of trons-azobenzene/NLC mixtures and below the Tni of cis-azoben- 

A unique feature of polymer azobenzene LCs as optical image storage materials has been demonstrated. In nematic glasses (solid state azobenzene LC films retaining an N 

Photochemical Control of LC Alignment by Linearly Polarized Light 

The induced alignment can be erased thermally and photochemically and reinduced by irradiation with linearly polarized light. 

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