Issue 40, 2020

Light-responsive self-assembly of a cationic azobenzene surfactant at high concentration

Abstract

The formation of high-concentration mesophases by a cationic azobenzene photosurfactant is described for the first time. Using a combination of polarised optical microscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering, optically anisotropic, self-assembled structures with long-range order are reported. The mesophases are disrupted or lost upon UV irradiation.

Graphical abstract: Light-responsive self-assembly of a cationic azobenzene surfactant at high concentration

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
19 Aug 2020
Accepted
24 Sep 2020
First published
01 Oct 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Soft Matter, 2020,16, 9183-9187

Light-responsive self-assembly of a cationic azobenzene surfactant at high concentration

C. Blayo, E. A. Kelly, J. E. Houston, N. Khunti, N. P. Cowieson and R. C. Evans, Soft Matter, 2020, 16, 9183 DOI: 10.1039/D0SM01512A

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