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Photoresponsive Cyanostilbene Bent‐Core Liquid Crystals as New Materials with Light‐Driven Modulated Polarization
Author(s) -
MartínezAbadía Marta,
RoblesHernández Beatriz,
de la Fuente María Rosario,
Giménez Raquel,
Ros Maria Blanca
Publication year - 2016
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/adma.201600311
Subject(s) - bent molecular geometry , materials science , isomerization , polarization (electrochemistry) , liquid crystal , luminescence , cycloaddition , polar , chemical physics , optoelectronics , crystallography , photochemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , chemistry , catalysis , physics , astronomy
Two isomeric cyanostilbene photoswitchable bent‐core mesogens with polar liquid crystal phases in which macroscopic polarization and luminescence can be light‐modulated are introduced. Z / E isomerization or [2+2] cycloaddition photochemical processes occur depending on the chemical structure, which make the compounds very innovative multifunctional advanced materials.