Issue 1, 2018

Left- and right-circularly polarized light-sensing based on colored and mechano-responsive chiral nematic liquid crystals

Abstract

A liquid crystal host–guest system composed of achiral organic molecules (host) and colored chiral metal complexes (guest) was fabricated to sense both right- and left-handed circularly polarized light (r- and l-CPL), depending on the guest (dopant) concentration. The CPL-sensing can be reversibly turned on and off upon mechanical stress and heating.

Graphical abstract: Left- and right-circularly polarized light-sensing based on colored and mechano-responsive chiral nematic liquid crystals

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 Oct 2017
Accepted
28 Nov 2017
First published
29 Nov 2017

Soft Matter, 2018,14, 27-30

Left- and right-circularly polarized light-sensing based on colored and mechano-responsive chiral nematic liquid crystals

J. Yoshida, S. Tamura, H. Yuge and G. Watanabe, Soft Matter, 2018, 14, 27 DOI: 10.1039/C7SM01975K

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