Left- and right-circularly polarized light-sensing based on colored and mechano-responsive chiral nematic liquid crystals. Issue 1 (6th December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yoshida, Jun; Tamura, Shuhei; Yuge, Hidetaka; Watanabe, Go
• Is Part Of: Soft matter. Volume 14:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 27
• Page End: 30
• Publication Date: 2017-12-06
• Subjects: Soft condensed matter -- Periodicals; 530.413
• DOI: 10.1039/c7sm01975k
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1744-683X

Abstract

Abstract : A liquid crystal host–guest system composed of achiral organic molecules (host) and colored chiral metal complexes (guest) was fabricated to sense both right- and left-handed circularly polarized light (r- and l-CPL), depending on the guest (dopant) concentration. Abstract : A liquid crystal host–guest system composed of achiral organic molecules (host) and colored chiral metal complexes (guest) was fabricated to sense both right- and left-handed circularly polarized light (r- and l-CPL), depending on the guest (dopant) concentration. The CPL-sensing can be reversibly turned on and off upon mechanical stress and heating.