Dual photo-functionalized amphiphile for photo-reversible liquid crystal alignments

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Abstract

Without the conventional polymer-based liquid crystal (LC) alignment process, a newly synthesized dual photo-functionalized amphiphile (abbreviated as ADMA1) was successfully applied as a robust photo-reversible LC alignment layer by self-assembly and photo-polymerization. The LC alignment layer constructed by directly adding dual photo-functionalized amphiphiles into LC media significantly cuts the manufacturing cost as well as opens new doors for the fabrication of novel electro-optical devices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)545-548
Number of pages4
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume21
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015.01.7

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Keywords

  • Amphiphiles
  • Azobenzene
  • Diacetylene
  • Liquid crystal alignment
  • Photochemistry

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Engineering - Petroleum
  • Engineering - Chemical
  • Chemistry

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