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Electric‐Field‐Responsive Handle for Large‐Area Orientation of Discotic Liquid‐Crystalline Molecules in Millimeter‐Thick Films
Author(s) -
Miyajima Daigo,
Araoka Fumito,
Takezoe Hideo,
Kim Jungeun,
Kato Kenichi,
Takata Masaki,
Aida Takuzo
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201102472
Subject(s) - millimeter , electric field , orientation (vector space) , discotic liquid crystal , materials science , molecule , liquid crystalline , field (mathematics) , optoelectronics , engineering physics , optics , liquid crystal , chemistry , physics , geometry , organic chemistry , mathematics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics
Current events : An electric‐field‐responsive handle (see picture) was developed that enables large‐area and millimeter‐thick unidirectional orientation of columnarly assembled π‐conjugated liquid‐crystalline molecules. The handles in the columns are hydrogen‐bonded and align along the direction of an applied electric field.