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Taming Liquid Crystal Self‐Assembly: The Multifaceted Response of Nematic and Smectic Shells to Polymerization
Author(s) -
Noh JungHyun,
Henx Benjamin,
Lagerwall Jan P. F.
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.201603158
Subject(s) - liquid crystal , materials science , polymerization , self assembly , phase (matter) , phase transition , degree of polymerization , chemical physics , nanotechnology , crystallography , polymer , condensed matter physics , composite material , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , chemistry , physics
By photopolymerizing liquid crystal shells , their rich variety of self‐assembled structures can be rendered permanent and the lifetime extended from days to months, without removing the characteristic responsiveness. If polymerization is carried out close to either boundary of the nematic phase, the process triggers the transition into the adjacent phase, to higher or to lower degree of order.