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  2. Photo-Responsive and Electrically Switchable Mesophases in a Novel Class of Achiral Bent-Core Azo Compounds
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Abstract

The first examples of electrically switchable and photo-responsive mesophases in a novel class of bent-core azo compounds, consisting of only five aromatic rings and no imino functionality (-CH=N-), are reported. The rnesophases have been identified as B-1, B-2 and a new mesophase, B-x on the basis of the results of polarizing optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, and electro-optical response. Preliminary but profound photo-induced effects on the transition temperature from isotropic to the B, mesophase of one of the azo compounds are also presented.
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.1039/b314482h
Publication Date
2004-05-07
Publication Title
Journal of Materials Chemistry
Volume
14
Issue
9
First Page
1495
Last Page
1502
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Department of Physics
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Available on publisher's site at http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b314482h.
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Prasad, V., Kang, S.-W., Qi, X., & Kumar, S. (2004). Photo-Responsive and Electrically Switchable Mesophases in a Novel Class of Achiral Bent-Core Azo Compounds. Journal of Materials Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/b314482h
Prasad, Veena, Shin-Woong Kang, Xianghong Qi, and Satyendra Kumar. 2004. “Photo-Responsive and Electrically Switchable Mesophases in a Novel Class of Achiral Bent-Core Azo Compounds”. Journal of Materials Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/b314482h.
Prasad, V., S.-W. Kang, X. Qi, and S. Kumar. Photo-Responsive and Electrically Switchable Mesophases in a Novel Class of Achiral Bent-Core Azo Compounds. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 7 May 2004, doi:10.1039/b314482h.