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Cholesteric Liquid Crystals for Color Information Technology
Author(s) -
Tamaoki N.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4095(200108)13:15<1135::aid-adma1135>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - materials science , liquid crystal , cholesteric liquid crystal , liquid crystalline , laser , thermal , optoelectronics , optics , nanotechnology , physics , meteorology
Abstract Fixation of the molecular ordering of cholesteric liquid crystals is essential for use of these materials in color information technology. Methods to achieve this as well as thermal and photochemical control of the cholesteric pitch of the liquid crystals are addressed and applications in rewritable color recording are highlighted. The Figure shows a sample recorded using a laser.