Polymer Chemistry · 2019 · 20 citations · 41 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceOptical MaterialsPolymer ChemistryPolymer MaterialsLiquid Crystal MaterialsLiquid CrystalsOptical PolymersOptical Properties Of MaterialsPhotonic MaterialsPolymer PhysicsChiral Optical PolymersCholesteric Liquid CrystalsCholesteric PhaseLiquid Crystal Phase BehaviorLiquid Crystal Polymer MaterialsLiquid Crystalline PolymersMesophase StructureOptical Properties
We report the synthesis of new functional cholesteric–azobenzene side-chain liquid crystalline copolymers and terpolymers, their temperature-responsive mesophase behavior, and stimuli responsive photonic properties from 400 nm to the near infra-red region of the electromagnetic spectra.
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