Photoresponsive Cyanostilbene Bent-Core Liquid Crystals as New Materials with Light-Driven Modulated Polarization.

Martínez-Abadía, Marta; Robles-Hernández, Beatriz; de la Fuente, María Rosario; Giménez, Raquel; Ros, Maria Blanca · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Two isomeric cyanostilbene photoswitchable bent-core mesogens with polar liquid crystal phases in which macroscopic polarization and luminescence can be light-modulated are introduced. Z/E isomerization or [2+2] cycloaddition photochemical processes occur depending on the chemical structure, which make the compounds very innovative multifunctional advanced materials.