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Liquid Crystals: Polymer‐Stabilized Micropixelated Liquid Crystals with Tunable Optical Properties Fabricated by Double Templating (Adv. Mater. 37/2017)
Author(s) -
Sasaki Yuji,
Ueda Motoshi,
Le Khoa V.,
Amano Reo,
Sakane Shin,
Fujii Shuji,
Araoka Fumito,
Orihara Hiroshi
Publication year - 2017
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.201770265
Subject(s) - materials science , photopolymer , liquid crystal , polymer , molecule , solvent , polymer network , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , composite material , organic chemistry , polymerization , chemistry , engineering
A micropixelated liquid‐crystal (LC) structure consisting of topological defects is stabilized by photopolymerization. In article number 1703054 , Yuji Sasaki and co‐workers demonstrate that by immersing the polymer‐stabilized sample directly into another LC solvent, the polymer network imprints the infiltrating LC molecules without deteriorating the original structure. The replaced molecules enhance the retardation and remain responsive to external stimuli.