Template for Alignment of Mesogens

For practical applications, the photoinduced deformation of LCPs should be accurately controlled in a designed way. As the photomechanical behavior of LCPs is closely related to the alignment direction of mesogens, multiple 

In Fig. 10.4b, the CLCP nanocomposite film was fabricated via a different process. The LC monomer, initiator and crosslinker were all dissolved in the solvent and doped onto the CNT strip. The CLCP nanocomposite film was achieved by the photopolymerization of CNT strip in the LC cell without CNT sheets. Interestingly, a unique photomechanical behavior of the CLCP 

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