Issue 13, 2014

Photoresponsive helical nanofilaments of B4 phase

Abstract

New dimeric compounds forming a helical nanofilament phase (B4) are reported. It is shown that filaments can be aligned in the macro-scale when grown from aligned smectic phase. Due to the photosensitivity of the mesogenic material, the patterning of the sample is possible by selective UV irradiation, which reversibly melts the B4 phase and as a result locally changes the alignment of nanofilaments. Also, photosensitive composite materials are reported, in which nanofilaments encapsulate the smectic phase. In such composites, as the UV melting of filaments occurs, the layer spacing of the smectic matrix is shortened or lengthened depending on whether the cis or trans conformation of dimers enriches the matrix.

Graphical abstract: Photoresponsive helical nanofilaments of B4 phase

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Nov 2013
Accepted
20 Dec 2013
First published
20 Dec 2013

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014,2, 2323-2327

Author version available

Photoresponsive helical nanofilaments of B4 phase

A. Zep, K. Sitkowska, D. Pociecha and E. Gorecka, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014, 2, 2323 DOI: 10.1039/C3TC32325K

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